Game notes: East Carolina at Memphis
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The matchup
- East Carolina (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at Memphis (5–2, 2–1 in conference), Thursday, October 22, 7:30 p.m. ET, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 75°F, clear, NNE wind 5 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 27th meeting; East Carolina leads the series 18–8.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 15, 2025: East Carolina 31, Memphis 27.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1990: East Carolina 24, Memphis 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Memphis is 5–8 at home against East Carolina.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: East Carolina 31–27 (at East Carolina); 2022: East Carolina 47–45 (at East Carolina); 2021: East Carolina 30–29 (at Memphis); 2018: Memphis 59–41 (at East Carolina); 2017: Memphis 70–13 (at Memphis).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
East Carolina
- East Carolina is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 10–48 at No. 13 Alabama; L 24–27 vs. App State; W 20–17 at Old Dominion; W 42–9 vs. North Carolina Central; W 28–12 vs. Rice; L 17–30 at UAB.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- East Carolina is No. 71 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Blake Harrell is 17–8 in his third season at East Carolina.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Blake Harrell is 1–0 against Memphis.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- T.J. Engleman (RB): 490 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Emory Williams (QB): 655 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- D.J. Johnson Jr. (LB): 42 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, East Carolina lost to No. 22 Temple 24–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Memphis
- Memphis is 5–2 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 27–21 at UNLV; W 42–24 vs. Arkansas State; L 20–38 at Boise State; W 45–21 vs. UT Martin; W 59–8 at Charlotte; W 38–13 vs. UAB; L 17–31 at Tulane.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Memphis is No. 48 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Charles Huff is 5–2 in his first season at Memphis and 44–27 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Charles Huff is 1–1 against East Carolina.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Marcus Stokes (QB): 1,841 passing yards, 18 TD, No. 7 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylin Carter (RB): 780 rushing yards, 8 TD, No. 7 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Michael Montgomery (LB): 46 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2022, Memphis lost to No. 25 Tulane 38–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Blake Harrell and Charles Huff as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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