East Carolina at SMU

Saturday, November 9, 2019

No. 23 SMU beat East Carolina 59–⁠51. It was their eighth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 4–⁠4.

AwayEast Carolina4–⁠8 in 2019
51
Home23SMU10–⁠3 in 2019
59

Final at Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University ParkTV: ESPNUAttendance 29,528

At kickoff
58°F, clear, wind 6 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dallas Love Field Airport (KDAL), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Henry Johns; umpire Bill Lamkin; head linesman Jim Casey; line judge Tracy Jones; side judge Eric Hartman; field judge Glenn Crowther; back judge Victor Firth; center judge Mark MobraGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
East Carolina713171451
SMU1414171459

Standouts

Player stats

East Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Holton Ahlers32/4249860
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tay Williams1461014
Demetrius Mauney843032
Holton Ahlers825011
Jsi Hatfield213012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyler Snead19240357
Audie Omotosho477129
Jsi Hatfield168168
Blake Proehl451021
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Colby Gore9000
Davondre Robinson8100
Xavier Smith7000
Ja’Quan McMillian7001
Chance Purvis4110

SMU

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Shane Buechele33/4641451
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Jones20157364
Ke’Mon Freeman845021
Shane Buechele61108
Kylen Granson1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
James Proche14167251
Kylen Granson7138336
Rashee Rice440020
Tyler Page32009
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Rodney Clemons8000
Richard McBryde7000
Patrick Nelson7000
Brian Holloway7100
Delontae Scott1110
Demerick Gary1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

East CarolinaSMU
644Total yards636
498Passing yards414
146Rushing yards222
11.9Yards per pass9.0
4.2Yards per rush6.0
27First downs33
9–⁠16Third downs5–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs5–⁠5
1Turnovers1
1–⁠15Penalties3–⁠9
31:05Possession28:55
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

East CarolinaSMU
46%Success rate55%
0.47EPA per play0.46
1.71Explosiveness1.41
0.07Rushing EPA0.15
0.82Passing EPA0.72
48%Passing-down success40%
0.08First-down EPA0.28
0.30Second-down EPA0.33
1.53Third-down EPA0.23
8%Havoc by its defense14%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

SMU 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

SMU −22, over/under 74.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were SMU 94%, East Carolina 6%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

SMU end zoneEast Carolina end zoneQ1 SMUTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 East CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ1 SMUInterception, 3 playsQ1 East CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 5 playsQ1 East CarolinaTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 SMUTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 East CarolinaPunt, 6 playsQ1 SMUPunt, 3 playsQ2 East CarolinaField goal, 9 playsQ2 SMUTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 East CarolinaPunt, 4 playsQ2 SMUTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 East CarolinaTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 SMUPunt, 4 playsQ2 East CarolinaField goal, 7 playsQ3 East CarolinaTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 SMUTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 East CarolinaTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 SMUField goal, 7 playsQ3 East CarolinaField goal, 10 playsQ3 SMUTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 East CarolinaTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 SMUTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 East CarolinaFumbleQ4 SMUTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 East CarolinaTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 SMUEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. SMU drives left to right, East Carolina right to left.
  1. Q1 SMUTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 East CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  3. Q1 SMUInterception, 3 plays, 21 yards
  4. Q1 East CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  5. Q1 SMUPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  6. Q1 East CarolinaTouchdown, 3 plays, 70 yards
  7. Q1 SMUTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q1 East CarolinaPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  9. Q1 SMUPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  10. Q2 East CarolinaField goal, 9 plays, 34 yards
  11. Q2 SMUTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  12. Q2 East CarolinaPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  13. Q2 SMUTouchdown, 3 plays, 66 yards
  14. Q2 East CarolinaTouchdown, 6 plays, 73 yards
  15. Q2 SMUPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  16. Q2 East CarolinaField goal, 7 plays, 60 yards
  17. Q3 East CarolinaTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  18. Q3 SMUTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q3 East CarolinaTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  20. Q3 SMUField goal, 7 plays, 47 yards
  21. Q3 East CarolinaField goal, 10 plays, 51 yards
  22. Q3 SMUTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q3 East CarolinaTouchdown, 10 plays, 97 yards
  24. Q4 SMUTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  25. Q4 East CarolinaFumble, 7 yards
  26. Q4 SMUTouchdown, 6 plays, 22 yards
  27. Q4 East CarolinaTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  28. Q4 SMUEnd of game, 5 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then SMU 14, East Carolina 7
SMU Touchdown, 8 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jake Verity kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Xavier Jones run for 2 yds to the SMU 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Xavier Jones run for 3 yds to the SMU 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 5 yds to the SMU 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 35Xavier Jones run for 18 yds to the ECaro 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 9 yds to the ECaro 38
15:002nd & 1 at opp 38Xavier Jones run for 3 yds to the ECaro 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 13 yds to the ECaro 22 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at opp 22Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 22 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 7, East Carolina 0
East Carolina Punt, 3 plays
12:441st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 59 yds , Tyler Snead return for 16 yds to the ECaro 22
12:371st & 10 at own 22Demetrius Mauney run for 1 yd to the ECaro 23
12:372nd & 9 at own 23Demetrius Mauney run for 4 yds to the ECaro 27
12:373rd & 5 at own 27Holton Ahlers sacked by Delontae Scott for a loss of 12 yards to the ECaro 15
12:374th & 17 at own 15Jonn Young punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ECaro 49 , James Proche returns for 11 yds to the ECaro 49
SMU Interception, 3 plays
10:591st & 10 at opp 49Shane Buechele run for 8 yds to the ECaro 41
10:592nd & 2 at opp 41Shane Buechele pass complete to Calvin Wiggins for 13 yds to the ECaro 28 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 28Shane Buechele pass intercepted Ja’Quan McMillian return for 20 yds to the ECaro 28
East Carolina Punt, 3 plays
10:161st & 10 at own 28Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 4 yds to the ECaro 32
10:162nd & 6 at own 32Trace Christian run for 2 yds to the ECaro 34
10:163rd & 4 at own 34Holton Ahlers pass incomplete
10:164th & 4 at own 34Jonn Young punt for 44 yds, fair catch by James Proche at the SMU 22
SMU Punt, 5 plays
9:101st & 10 at own 22Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 9 yds to the SMU 31
9:102nd & 1 at own 31Xavier Jones run for 6 yds to the SMU 37 for a 1ST down
9:101st & 10 at own 37Xavier Jones run for 3 yds to the SMU 40
9:102nd & 7 at own 40Shane Buechele pass incomplete
9:103rd & 7 at own 40Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
9:104th & 7 at own 40Trevor Denbow punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ECaro 30
East Carolina Touchdown, 3 plays
8:021st & 10 at own 30Demetrius Mauney run for 2 yds to the ECaro 32
8:022nd & 8 at own 32Holton Ahlers pass incomplete
7:203rd & 8 at own 32Holton Ahlers pass complete to Jsi Hatfield for 68 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK)Tied at 7
SMU Touchdown, 9 plays
7:201st & 0 at own 35Jake Verity kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:201st & 10 at own 25Ke’Mon Freeman run for 4 yds to the SMU 29
7:202nd & 6 at own 29Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 7 yds to the SMU 36 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at own 36Shane Buechele pass complete to CJ Sanders for 12 yds to the SMU 48 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at own 48Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 19 yds to the ECaro 33 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 33Ke’Mon Freeman run for 21 yds to the ECaro 12 for a 1ST down
7:201st & 10 at opp 12Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 7 yds to the ECaro 5
7:202nd & 3 at opp 5Ke’Mon Freeman run for 1 yd to the ECaro 4
7:203rd & 2 at opp 4Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Kylen Granson
3:514th & 2 at opp 4Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 4 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 14, East Carolina 7
East Carolina Punt, 6 plays
3:511st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 64 yds
3:511st & 10 at own 25Trace Christian run for 2 yds to the ECaro 27
3:512nd & 8 at own 27Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 3 yds to the ECaro 30
3:513rd & 5 at own 30Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 23 yds to the SMU 47 for a 1ST down
3:511st & 10 at opp 47Trace Christian run for no gain to the SMU 47
3:512nd & 10 at opp 47Holton Ahlers sacked by Demerick Gary for a loss of 10 yards to the ECaro 43
3:513rd & 20 at own 43Holton Ahlers pass incomplete
3:514th & 20 at own 43Jonn Young punt for 43 yds , James Proche returns for 6 yds to the SMU 20
SMU Punt, 3 plays
0:441st & 10 at own 20Xavier Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 18
0:442nd & 12 at own 18Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 16
Q2 15:003rd & 14 at own 16Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Tyler Page
Q2 15:004th & 14 at own 16Trevor Denbow punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Tyler Snead at the ECaro 45
2nd quarter7 drives, then SMU 28, East Carolina 20
East Carolina Field goal, 9 plays
14:451st & 10 at own 45Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 1 yd to the ECaro 46
14:452nd & 9 at own 46Tay Williams run for 3 yds to the ECaro 49
14:453rd & 6 at own 49Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 8 yds to the SMU 43 for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at opp 43Holton Ahlers run for 9 yds to the SMU 34
14:452nd & 1 at opp 34Tay Williams run for 13 yds to the SMU 21 for a 1ST down
14:451st & 10 at opp 21Tay Williams run for a loss of 4 yards to the SMU 25
14:452nd & 14 at opp 25Holton Ahlers pass incomplete to Tyler Snead
14:453rd & 14 at opp 25Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tay Williams for 4 yds to the SMU 21
11:064th & 10 at opp 21Jake Verity 38 yd FG GOODSMU 14, East Carolina 10
SMU Touchdown, 11 plays
11:061st & 0 at own 35Jake Verity kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:061st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 6 yds to the SMU 31
11:062nd & 4 at own 31Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 19 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at the 50Ke’Mon Freeman run for 3 yds to the ECaro 47
11:062nd & 7 at opp 47Ke’Mon Freeman run for 10 yds to the ECaro 37 for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at opp 37Shane Buechele run for 6 yds to the ECaro 31
11:062nd & 4 at opp 31Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 4 yds to the ECaro 27 for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at opp 27Xavier Jones run for a loss of 2 yards to the ECaro 29
11:062nd & 12 at opp 29Shane Buechele pass complete to Tyler Page for 6 yds to the ECaro 23
11:063rd & 6 at opp 23Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche, broken up by Malik Fleming
11:064th & 6 at opp 23Shane Buechele pass complete to Rashee Rice for 20 yds to the ECaro 3 for a 1ST down
7:281st & goal at opp 3Xavier Jones run for 3 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 21, East Carolina 10
East Carolina Punt, 4 plays
7:281st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 61 yds , Jsi Hatfield return for 6 yds to the ECaro 10
7:221st & 10 at own 10Tay Williams run for 11 yds to the ECaro 21 for a 1ST down
7:221st & 10 at own 21Tay Williams run for 2 yds to the ECaro 23
7:222nd & 8 at own 23Holton Ahlers run for 7 yds to the ECaro 30
7:223rd & 1 at own 30Holton Ahlers pass incomplete to Jsi Hatfield
7:224th & 1 at own 30Jonn Young punt for 36 yds, downed at the SMU 34
SMU Touchdown, 3 plays
5:471st & 10 at own 34Shane Buechele run for 6 yds to the SMU 40
5:472nd & 4 at own 40Shane Buechele pass complete to Ke’Mon Freeman for 9 yds to the SMU 49 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at own 49Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 51 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 28, East Carolina 10
East Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays
4:451st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 51 yds , Jsi Hatfield return for 13 yds to the ECaro 27
4:411st & 10 at own 27Jsi Hatfield run for 1 yd to the ECaro 28
4:412nd & 9 at own 28Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 2 yds to the ECaro 30
4:413rd & 7 at own 30Holton Ahlers pass complete to Audie Omotosho for 22 yds to the SMU 48 for a 1ST down
4:411st & 10 at opp 48Tay Williams run for 4 yds to the SMU 44
4:412nd & 6 at opp 44Holton Ahlers pass complete to Deondre Farrier for 8 yds to the SMU 36 for a 1ST down
2:041st & 10 at opp 36Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 36 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK)SMU 28, East Carolina 17
SMU Punt, 4 plays
2:041st & 0 at own 35Jake Verity kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:041st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass complete to Xavier Jones for 12 yds to the SMU 37 for a 1ST down
2:041st & 10 at own 37Shane Buechele run for 1 yd to the SMU 38
2:042nd & 9 at own 38Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Tyler Page
2:043rd & 9 at own 38Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Rashee Rice
2:044th & 9 at own 38Trevor Denbow punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ECaro 20
East Carolina Field goal, 7 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 20Holton Ahlers pass complete to Audie Omotosho for 29 yds to the ECaro 49 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at own 49Holton Ahlers pass incomplete to Tay Williams
1:002nd & 10 at own 49Holton Ahlers run for 11 yds to the SMU 40 for a 1ST down
1:001st & 10 at opp 40Holton Ahlers pass incomplete
0:402nd & 10 at opp 40Timeout EAST CAROLINA, clock 00:40
0:402nd & 10 at opp 40Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 12 yds to the SMU 28 for a 1ST down
0:161st & 10 at opp 28Timeout EAST CAROLINA, clock 00:16
0:161st & 10 at opp 28Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 8 yds to the SMU 20
0:022nd & 2 at opp 20Timeout EAST CAROLINA, clock 00:02
0:002nd & 2 at opp 20Jake Verity 37 yd FG GOODSMU 28, East Carolina 20
3rd quarter7 drives, then SMU 45, East Carolina 37
East Carolina Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 60 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Demetrius Mauney run for a loss of 2 yards to the ECaro 23
15:002nd & 12 at own 23Demetrius Mauney run for 32 yds to the SMU 45 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at opp 45Holton Ahlers pass complete to Zech Byrd for 45 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK)SMU 28, East Carolina 27
SMU Touchdown, 7 plays
13:531st & 0 at own 35Jake Verity kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:531st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
13:532nd & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Tyler Page
13:533rd & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 20 yds to the SMU 45 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at own 45Xavier Jones run for 3 yds to the SMU 48
13:532nd & 7 at own 48Kylen Granson run for 9 yds to the ECaro 43 for a 1ST down
13:531st & 10 at opp 43Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 8 yds to the ECaro 35
12:012nd & 2 at opp 35Xavier Jones run for 35 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 35, East Carolina 27
East Carolina Touchdown, 8 plays
12:011st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 58 yds
12:011st & 10 at own 25Holton Ahlers pass complete to Blake Proehl for 4 yds to the ECaro 29
12:012nd & 6 at own 29Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 4 yds to the ECaro 33
12:013rd & 2 at own 33Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 5 yds to the ECaro 38 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at own 38Demetrius Mauney run for 1 yd to the ECaro 39
12:012nd & 9 at own 39Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 12 yds to the SMU 49 for a 1ST down
12:011st & 10 at opp 49Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for a loss of 2 yards to the ECaro 49
12:012nd & 12 at own 49Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 4 yds to the SMU 47
8:063rd & 8 at opp 47Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 47 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK)SMU 35, East Carolina 34
SMU Field goal, 7 plays
8:061st & 0 at own 35Jake Verity kickoff for 65 yds , CJ Sanders return for 48 yds to the SMU 48
7:561st & 10 at own 48Ke’Mon Freeman run for 1 yd to the SMU 49
7:562nd & 9 at own 49Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 9 yds to the ECaro 42 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at opp 42Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 36 yds to the ECaro 6 for a 1ST down
7:561st & goal at opp 6Ke’Mon Freeman run for 1 yd to the ECaro 5
7:562nd & goal at opp 5Ke’Mon Freeman run for 4 yds to the ECaro 1
7:563rd & goal at opp 1SMU Penalty, false start (-4 Yards) to the ECaro 5
7:563rd & goal at opp 5Shane Buechele pass incomplete to Xavier Jones
5:344th & goal at opp 5Kevin Robledo 23 yd FG GOODSMU 38, East Carolina 34
East Carolina Field goal, 10 plays
5:341st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 65 yds
5:341st & 10 at own 25Tay Williams run for 10 yds to the ECaro 35 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at own 35Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 6 yds to the ECaro 41
5:342nd & 4 at own 41Tay Williams run for 14 yds to the SMU 45 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 45Holton Ahlers pass complete to Blake Proehl for 13 yds to the SMU 32 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 32Tay Williams run for 7 yds to the SMU 25
5:342nd & 3 at opp 25Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 6 yds to the SMU 19 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 19Holton Ahlers pass incomplete to Blake Proehl, broken up by Rodney Clemons
5:342nd & 10 at opp 19Tay Williams run for a loss of 5 yards to the SMU 24
5:343rd & 15 at opp 24Holton Ahlers pass incomplete to Jsi Hatfield
1:564th & 15 at opp 24Jake Verity 41 yd FG GOODSMU 38, East Carolina 37
SMU Touchdown, 4 plays
1:561st & 0 at own 35Jake Verity kickoff for 65 yds , CJ Sanders return for 25 yds to the SMU 25
1:481st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 7 yds to the SMU 32
1:482nd & 3 at own 32Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 2 yds to the SMU 34
1:483rd & 1 at own 34Xavier Jones run for 2 yds to the SMU 36 for a 1ST down
0:191st & 10 at own 36Xavier Jones run for 64 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 45, East Carolina 37
East Carolina Touchdown, 10 plays
0:191st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 62 yds , Tyler Snead return for no gain to the ECaro 3 Tyler Snead fumbled, recovered by ECaro Tyler Snead
0:181st & 10 at own 3Demetrius Mauney run for 5 yds to the ECaro 8
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at own 8Tay Williams run for 2 yds to the ECaro 10
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at own 10Holton Ahlers run for 10 yds to the ECaro 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 20Demetrius Mauney run for no gain to the ECaro 20
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at own 20Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tay Williams for 5 yds to the ECaro 25
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 25Holton Ahlers pass complete to Audie Omotosho for 4 yds to the ECaro 29
Q4 15:004th & 1 at own 29Holton Ahlers run for 1 yd to the ECaro 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 30Jsi Hatfield run for 12 yds to the ECaro 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 42Tay Williams run for 1 yd to the ECaro 43
Q4 10:582nd & 9 at own 43Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 57 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK)SMU 45, East Carolina 44
4th quarter4 drives, then SMU 59, East Carolina 51
SMU Touchdown, 9 plays
10:581st & 0 at own 35Jake Verity kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:581st & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
10:582nd & 10 at own 25Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 14 yds to the ECaro 39 for a 1ST down EAST CAROLINA Penalty, personal foul (Chance Purvis) to the ECaro 46 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at opp 46James Proche run for 2 yds to the ECaro 44
10:582nd & 8 at opp 44Shane Buechele pass incomplete to James Proche
10:583rd & 8 at opp 44Shane Buechele pass complete to Xavier Jones for 3 yds to the ECaro 41
10:584th & 5 at opp 41Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 20 yds to the ECaro 21 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at opp 21Xavier Jones run for 3 yds to the ECaro 18
10:582nd & 7 at opp 18SMU Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the ECaro 23
10:582nd & 12 at opp 23BUECHELE, Shane pass incomplete to PROCHE, James, PENALTY SMU illegal touching (PROCHE, James) 0 yards to the ECU23, NO PLAY.
10:583rd & 12 at opp 23Shane Buechele sacked by Chance Purvis for a loss of 8 yards to the ECaro 31
7:254th & 20 at opp 31Shane Buechele pass complete to Kylen Granson for 31 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 52, East Carolina 44
7:251st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 50 yds , Jsi Hatfield return for no gain to the ECaro 22 Jsi Hatfield fumbled, recovered by SMU Tyler Lavine
SMU Touchdown, 6 plays
7:181st & 10 at opp 22Shane Buechele run for a loss of 2 yards to the ECaro 24
7:182nd & 12 at opp 24Xavier Jones run for 1 yd to the ECaro 23
7:183rd & 11 at opp 23Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 12 yds to the ECaro 11 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at opp 11Xavier Jones run for no gain to the ECaro 11
7:182nd & 10 at opp 11Xavier Jones run for 8 yds to the ECaro 3
4:183rd & 2 at opp 3Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 3 yds for a TD (Kevin Robledo KICK)SMU 59, East Carolina 44
East Carolina Touchdown, 8 plays
4:181st & 0 at own 35Charles Cannon kickoff for 57 yds , Tyler Snead return for 20 yds to the ECaro 28
4:111st & 10 at own 28Holton Ahlers run for 9 yds to the ECaro 37
4:112nd & 1 at own 37Tay Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the ECaro 36
3:173rd & 2 at own 36Timeout SMU, clock 03:17
3:173rd & 2 at own 36Holton Ahlers pass complete to Blake Proehl for 21 yds to the SMU 43 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at opp 43Tay Williams run for 4 yds to the SMU 39
3:172nd & 6 at opp 39Holton Ahlers pass incomplete, broken up by Demerick Gary
3:173rd & 6 at opp 39Holton Ahlers pass complete to Blake Proehl for 13 yds to the SMU 26 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at opp 26Holton Ahlers pass complete to Tyler Snead for 4 yds to the SMU 22
1:582nd & 6 at opp 22Timeout EAST CAROLINA, clock 01:58
1:552nd & 6 at opp 22Holton Ahlers pass complete to Audie Omotosho for 22 yds for a TD (Jake Verity KICK)SMU 59, East Carolina 51
SMU End of game, 5 plays
1:551st & 0 at own 35Jake Verity on-side kick recovered by SMU at the ECaro 46
1:541st & 10 at opp 46Xavier Jones run for 5 yds to the ECaro 41
1:512nd & 5 at opp 41Timeout EAST CAROLINA, clock 01:51
1:512nd & 5 at opp 41Xavier Jones run for no gain to the ECaro 41
1:513rd & 5 at opp 41Xavier Jones run for 2 yds to the ECaro 39
0:554th & 3 at opp 39Timeout EAST CAROLINA, clock 00:55
0:554th & 3 at opp 39Timeout SMU, clock 00:55
0:554th & 3 at opp 39Shane Buechele pass complete to James Proche for 4 yds to the ECaro 35 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at opp 35TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the ECaro 37

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2023SMU 31, East Carolina 10
2020East Carolina 52, SMU 38
2019SMU 59, East Carolina 51
2016SMU 55, East Carolina 31
2015East Carolina 49, SMU 23
2014East Carolina 45, SMU 24

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