ECU at HOUSTON
Saturday, Nov. 4 • Noon • CBS Sports Network
TDECU Stadium (40,000/Synthetic Turf)
Houston, Texas
Television
CBS Sports Network
John Sadak, Randy Cross and Tina Cervasio
Radio
WNCT-FM 107.9 (ECU)
KPRC-AM 950 (Houston)
SiriusXM 203, 963 (Houston feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 13th meeting between ECU and Houston, which renew their rivalry after a four-year hiatus … ECu holds a 7-5 series lead and took the most recent matchup 48-28 in Greenville, North Carolina … Saturday’s game will be the first between the schools as American Athletic Conference members.
ECU
2-6, 1-3 American
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00)
5-15, second season
Notes
ECU looks for back-to-back wins for the first time this season after the Pirates scored a 33-17 win against BYU Oct. 21 … ECU had a bye in Week 9 … The Pirates snapped a six-game slide at Dowdy Ficklen Stadium with the win against BYU … The Pirates have averaged 288.0 passing yards per game, which ranks fifth in The American … ECU ranks last nationally in scoring defense (45.9 ppg) and total defense (578.2 ypg) … QB Thomas Sirk has completed 130 of 231 passes for 1,650 yards and nine TDs against eight interceptions … WR Davon Grayson has 47 catches for 795 yards and six touchdowns and has turned in three 100-yard games in the last five weeks … RB Hussein Howe has rushed for 214 yards … LB Jordan Williams has 63 tackles to lead the defense … DE Kiante Anderson has 3.5 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss.
HOUSTON
5-3, 3-2 American
Head Coach
Major Applewhite (Texas ’02)
5-4, first full season
Notes
Houston snapped a two-game slide with its biggest win of the season, a 28-24 come-from-behind effort against previously unbeaten USF … The Cougars have won seven of their last eight games against top-25 opponents following the victory against USF … QB Kyle Postma has started the last five games, but QB D’Eriq King came on in relief against the Bulls and delivered the win … King has thrown for 159 yards and two touchdowns and has three rushing TDs … King is also the Cougars’ third-leading receiver with 29 catches for 264 yards and two TDs … RB Duke Catalon has a team-high 519 rushing yards with seven touchdowns … WR Linell Bonner has 51 catches for 505 yards and a team-high three touchdowns … All-America DT Ed Oliver has 49 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.