West Virginia at East Carolina

Saturday, September 6, 2003

West Virginia beat East Carolina 48–⁠7. It was their 15th meeting; after it, West Virginia led the series 13–⁠2.

AwayWest Virginia8–⁠5 in 2003
48
HomeEast Carolina1–⁠11 in 2003
7

Final at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, GreenvilleHigh 75°F, low 60°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 36,088

At kickoff
75°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Warren Field (KOCW), 29 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Virginia72021048
East Carolina00077

Efficiency

West VirginiaEast Carolina
−0.02First-down EPA0.18
0.41Second-down EPA−0.33
0.75Third-down EPA0.13

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

West Virginia 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

West Virginia leads 19–⁠3 in 22 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2017West Virginia 56, East Carolina 20
2009West Virginia 35, East Carolina 20
2008East Carolina 24, West Virginia 3
2007West Virginia 48, East Carolina 7
2006West Virginia 27, East Carolina 10
2005West Virginia 20, East Carolina 15

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