Game notes: South Florida at East Carolina
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The matchup
- South Florida (5–2, 1–2 in conference) at East Carolina (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Friday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. ET, Dowdy-Ficklen 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’).
The series
- It will be their 14th meeting; South Florida leads the series 9–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 1, 2022: East Carolina 48, South Florida 28.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2002: South Florida 46, East Carolina 30.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- East Carolina is 1–5 at home against South Florida.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2022: East Carolina 48–28 (neutral site); 2021: East Carolina 29–14 (at East Carolina); 2020: East Carolina 44–24 (at South Florida); 2019: South Florida 45–20 (at East Carolina); 2018: South Florida 20–13 (at South Florida).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
South Florida
- South Florida is 5–2 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 19–9 vs. Florida International; W 28–24 at Army; W 59–17 vs. Delaware State; W 14–6 at Bowling Green; L 13–17 vs. Temple; L 24–31 at UTSA; W 29–2 vs. Kent State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- South Florida is No. 44 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brian Hartline is 5–2 in his first season at South Florida.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brian Hartline faces East Carolina as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Michael Van Buren Jr. (QB): 1,266 passing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- D.J. Crowther (RB): 518 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Ayden Jackson (DB): 38 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nico Gramatica is tied with Marvin Kloss (31, 2011–14) for fifth on South Florida’s career field goals list, at 31 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Tavin Ward needs 2 interceptions to pass Ronnie Hoggins (8, 2015–18) for 10th on South Florida’s career interceptions list. He has 7 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2021, South Florida lost to No. 20 Houston 54–42.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.
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 faces South Florida as a head coach for the first time.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 2021, East Carolina beat Temple 45–3.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 Brian Hartline and Blake Harrell 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).
- 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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