Individual Notes ⢠Team Captains: Offense: Justin Hardy and Shane ...
Individual Notes • Team Captains: Offense: Justin Hardy and Shane Carden; Defense: Jeremy Grove and Damon Magazu; Special Teams: Montese Overton • Starting streaks: Derrell Johnson (28), Will Simmons (17), Damon Magazu (17), Jordan Davis (12), Jeremy Grove (11), Justin Hardy (8), Adhem Elsawi (7), Reese Wiggins (6), Adonis Armstrong (5), Andrew Bodenheimer (5), Taylor Hudson (5), Robert Jones (5), Kyle Tudor (5), Derrick Harris (4), Lee Pegues (4), Shane Carden (3), Joshua Hawkins (3), Montese Overton (3), Michael Dobson (2), Terry Williams (2), Chrishon Rose (1) and Chip Thompson (1) • With his catch in the first quarter, senior receiver Andrew Bodenheimer has now caught a pass in 25-straight games dating back to 2010 ... His last no reception game was against Southern Miss (10/9/10) ... In that stretch Bodenheimer has 86 catches for 846 yards and three touchdowns. • Vintavious Cooper’s 39-yard rush to set up the first touchdown was the longest of his career and the longest run for ECU on a running play this season ... The run was the longest recorded by the Pirates since Torrance Hunt’s 56-yard carry against Central Florida (11/19/11) last season ... Cooper, who had a 36-yard rush against North Carolina last week, has now broke a 35 or more yard carry in each of the last two games ... Cooper led the team in rushing for the fourth consecutive game and reached 151 yards rushing ... He is the first ECU back to top the century mark since Hunt’s 100 against Central Florida last season ... His rushing total is the most for an ECU back since Reggie Bullock ran for 169 yards against UAB last season (9/24/11). • Shane Carden’s six-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was his second of the season (eight-yard TD run against Southern Miss) and the third rushing score by an ECU quarterback this season (Rio Johnson - six-yard TD run against Appalachian State). • Carden’s scored a second rushing touchdown from eight-yards out in the third quarter ... The last ECU quarterback with two rushing scores in a game was Dominique Davis against Tulane (10/29/11) ... Carden ran for a career-high 63 yards in the game for the Pirates. • Freshman Jabril Solomon’s 40-yard catch off the pass from Carden in the second quarter represented the longest of Hemingway, S.C. native’s career ... His previous long catch accounted for 20 yards against South Carolina ... His catch was the second longest reception by an ECU receiver this season ... Solomon’s catch also represents ECU’s fifth 30+-yard catch of the season (Justin Hardy - 55-yard reception vs. Southern Miss; Justin Hardy - 34-yard reception vs. South Carolina; Andrew Bodenheimer - 32-yard reception vs. Southern Miss and Justin Jones - 32-yard reception vs. Appalachian State) • Carden was intercepted by Shane Huhn on the first play after an hour and 20 minute lightning delay in the second quarter... The interception was the first time Carden had been intercepted since the South Carolina contest (9/15) a stretch that covered 91 passing attempts ...Carden second interception of the game (picked off by Wesley Miller) and third of the season came only three passing attempts later ... The two interceptions in the quarter was the second time an ECU quarterback has been picked off twice in a quarter this season (Rio Johnson - two ints. - second quarter - South Carolina). •Justin Hardy’s three-yard touchdown reception off the pass from Carden in the second quarter was his fourth TD catch of the season ... Hardy has now caught 10 touchdowns in his 15 career games including a touchdown catch in eight of the last 10 games (four of five contests this season). • Carden’s 185 yards passing in the first half against UTEP was a career-high for the redshirt sophomore ... His previous game-high was 171 yards against Southern Miss ... He threw for 258 yards in the victory and became the first ECU quarterback to hit the 250 mark this season and the first since Dominique Davis last season against Marshall (11/26/11) • Lee Pegues recovered a Miners’ fumble in the third quarter ... The fumble recovery was the first in the career of the junior defensive lineman and the first turnover forced by ECU’s defense in the game. • Derrell Johnson’s sack for a loss of three-yards in the third quarter was ECU’s first sack of the game ... The sack recorded was the first of the season for Johnson and his first sack since he brought down the Tulane quarterback last season ... The junior outside linebacker now has five career sacks. • Chip Thompson’s interception in the fourth quarter was his first in a Pirate uniform and the second turnover forced by the ECU defense in the game ... Thompson’s picked off is second pass of the quarter later in the game ... With his second pick he became the first ECU defender to record a pair of interceptions in a game since Van Eskridge had two against Houston during the 2009 season (12/5/09) - 31 games ago • Cooper’s 24-yard rushing touchdown was the first rushing touchdown scored by ECU by someone other than the two quarterbacks this season. • Adonis Armstrong picked off the first pass of his career late in the fourth quarter and returned it for 29 yards. Team Notes • Attendance: 47,817 • The contest against UTEP was the 789th game in the history of the program ... The program is 401-376-12. • The game was broadcast on the WITN-TV and marked the 202nd televised game in ECU football history ... ECU has an overall record of (103-98) in television games. • The contest was ECU’s first night game of the season. • East Carolina won the toss and elected to receive ... The coin toss victory was the first by the Pirates this season and ended a run of losing the toss in six straight games. • ECU ran for 217 yards in the game and gave up 151 ... The team is 5-1 (2-0 in 2012) over the last 17 games when it outrushes its opponent ... ECU’s 217 yards rushing in the game were the first time over 200 since the team ran for 242 in a 44-17 victory over Tulsa in 2009 (11/15/09) • With the win the Pirates are 2-0 in the league play for the third time in the last four years and fifth time since joining the league in 1997. • The Pirates with the win have a winning record after five games for the fourth time in the last five years ... The three wins in the month are the most in the month of September since 1995 and marks the third time in the program’s history that the three-win mark has been reached in the month (1978) ... Over the last seven years the Pirates have had nine three-win months (Oct.’06; Nov.‘06; Oct.‘07; Oct.’09; Nov.’09; Oct.‘10; Oct.‘11; Sept.‘12)
and one four-win month (Nov.‘08) • With the victory ECU is 3-1 all-time against UTEP ... The Pirates increased the team’s C-USA home record with the win to 36-21 and have won 14 of the last 16 Conference USA home contest since joining the conference in 2007. • UTEP scored first in the game as Nick Lamaison hit Jordan Leslie on a two-yard pass on the Miners’ second possession in the first quarter ... With the touchdown by UTEP in the first quarter, ECU continued the trend of spotting the opposition early points and have not scored first since the UTEP game last season (11/12/11) ... The streak of not scoring first has now reached seven games. • ECU extended its school-record for consecutive games without being shutout to 185 contest when quarterback Shane Carden ran it in from sixyards out in the first quarter ... The last time that ECU was blanked was on Oct. 4 1997 against Syracuse in the Carrier Dome (56-0) ... In that stretch, the Pirates have played 114 Conference USA games and 57 C-USA home games without failing to score. • The first quarter six-yard touchdown run by Carden was the first points in the opening period by ECU this season. • East Carolina’s 14-10 halftime lead was the second time the Pirates have held an advantage at the break this season (also a 14-10 score over Appalachian State in the first week of the season). • With the Lee Pegues fumble recovery in the third quarter, the Pirates have forced at least one turnover in 22 of the last 25 games and at least one in 25 of the 30 games during the Ruffin McNeill era ... Following Chip Thompson’s interception in the fourth quarter, ECU’s defense has had 17 multiple turnover performances under McNeill’s watch ... ECU defense is 7-2 when the team has equal or less turnovers than its opponents over the last 17 games (3-0 in 2012) and 12-3 in the Ruffin McNeill era. • The Pirates converted on 7 of 14 third down in the game against UTEP and have won 17 of the last 18 games when converting third downs at a 50% or higher clip. • ECU forced four turnovers in the game have won 12 of the last 13 games when forcing three or more turnovers in a game. Trends • In the last five wins Damon Magazu has 41 tackles (19 solo) and two interceptions. • In the last five wins Justin Hardy has 28 catches for 261 yards and four touchdowns. • In his last eight home games Justin Hardy has 50 catches for 427 yards and four touchdowns. Other • Up next: East Carolina has a mid-week game and trip to Orlando, Fla. to take on Central Florida on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 8:00 p.m. at Bright House Networks Stadium ... The game at Central Florida will be the ECU’s first Thursday game since defeating UAB 54-42 on the road in Birmingham, Ala. during the 2010 season ...The Pirates sre 4-7 all-time when playing on a Thursday, but are 4-3 in the last seven contests during that stretch ... The Pirates are 13-17 on non-Saturday games in the last 17-plus years, when it became a regular “alternative” to the game’s scheduling staple ... ECU’s last game on any other day besides a Saturday came against Maryland (L, 51-20) on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 ... In terms of days (including bowls), East Carolina is 4-0 on Sundays, 0-1 on Mondays, 2-1 on Tuesdays, 0-3 on Wednesdays, 4-7 on Thursdays and 3-5 on Fridays ... Since 2005, the Pirates have defeated Boise State (bowl/Sunday/’07), UCF (Sunday/’08), UTEP (Friday/’08), Memphis (Tuesday/’09), Tulsa (Sunday/in ‘09 & ‘10), UAB (Thursday/’10), while losing to Kentucky (bowl/Friday/’08), Virginia Tech (Thursday’’09), SMU (Friday/’10) and Maryland (bowl/Wednesday/’10) ... The Pirates lead the series with Central Florida by a 9-2 count ... ECU has won five of the last six contests against the Golden Knights including two of the last three on the road ... Last year, the Pirates defeated UCF by a 38-31 score in Greenville with Dominique Davis throwing four touchdowns strikes in the victory ... The contest also saw Torrance Hunt rambling for a 56-yard touchdown on his way to exactly 100-yards rushing ... The 100 yards on the ground marked the last time that an ECU running back had reached the century mark previous to Cooper’s game against UTEP
and one four-win month (Nov.‘08) • With the victory ECU is 3-1 all-time against UTEP ... The Pirates increased the team’s C-USA home record with the win to 36-21 and have won 14 of the last 16 Conference USA home contest since joining the conference in 2007. • UTEP scored first in the game as Nick Lamaison hit Jordan Leslie on a two-yard pass on the Miners’ second possession in the first quarter ... With the touchdown by UTEP in the first quarter, ECU continued the trend of spotting the opposition early points and have not scored first since the UTEP game last season (11/12/11) ... The streak of not scoring first has now reached seven games. • ECU extended its school-record for consecutive games without being shutout to 185 contest when quarterback Shane Carden ran it in from sixyards out in the first quarter ... The last time that ECU was blanked was on Oct. 4 1997 against Syracuse in the Carrier Dome (56-0) ... In that stretch, the Pirates have played 114 Conference USA games and 57 C-USA home games without failing to score. • The first quarter six-yard touchdown run by Carden was the first points in the opening period by ECU this season. • East Carolina’s 14-10 halftime lead was the second time the Pirates have held an advantage at the break this season (also a 14-10 score over Appalachian State in the first week of the season). • With the Lee Pegues fumble recovery in the third quarter, the Pirates have forced at least one turnover in 22 of the last 25 games and at least one in 25 of the 30 games during the Ruffin McNeill era ... Following Chip Thompson’s interception in the fourth quarter, ECU’s defense has had 17 multiple turnover performances under McNeill’s watch ... ECU defense is 7-2 when the team has equal or less turnovers than its opponents over the last 17 games (3-0 in 2012) and 12-3 in the Ruffin McNeill era. • The Pirates converted on 7 of 14 third down in the game against UTEP and have won 17 of the last 18 games when converting third downs at a 50% or higher clip. • ECU forced four turnovers in the game have won 12 of the last 13 games when forcing three or more turnovers in a game. Trends • In the last five wins Damon Magazu has 41 tackles (19 solo) and two interceptions. • In the last five wins Justin Hardy has 28 catches for 261 yards and four touchdowns. • In his last eight home games Justin Hardy has 50 catches for 427 yards and four touchdowns. Other • Up next: East Carolina has a mid-week game and trip to Orlando, Fla. to take on Central Florida on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 8:00 p.m. at Bright House Networks Stadium ... The game at Central Florida will be the ECU’s first Thursday game since defeating UAB 54-42 on the road in Birmingham, Ala. during the 2010 season ...The Pirates sre 4-7 all-time when playing on a Thursday, but are 4-3 in the last seven contests during that stretch ... The Pirates are 13-17 on non-Saturday games in the last 17-plus years, when it became a regular “alternative” to the game’s scheduling staple ... ECU’s last game on any other day besides a Saturday came against Maryland (L, 51-20) on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010 ... In terms of days (including bowls), East Carolina is 4-0 on Sundays, 0-1 on Mondays, 2-1 on Tuesdays, 0-3 on Wednesdays, 4-7 on Thursdays and 3-5 on Fridays ... Since 2005, the Pirates have defeated Boise State (bowl/Sunday/’07), UCF (Sunday/’08), UTEP (Friday/’08), Memphis (Tuesday/’09), Tulsa (Sunday/in ‘09 & ‘10), UAB (Thursday/’10), while losing to Kentucky (bowl/Friday/’08), Virginia Tech (Thursday’’09), SMU (Friday/’10) and Maryland (bowl/Wednesday/’10) ... The Pirates lead the series with Central Florida by a 9-2 count ... ECU has won five of the last six contests against the Golden Knights including two of the last three on the road ... Last year, the Pirates defeated UCF by a 38-31 score in Greenville with Dominique Davis throwing four touchdowns strikes in the victory ... The contest also saw Torrance Hunt rambling for a 56-yard touchdown on his way to exactly 100-yards rushing ... The 100 yards on the ground marked the last time that an ECU running back had reached the century mark previous to Cooper’s game against UTEP
