Game notes: Florida Atlantic at East Carolina
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The matchup
- Florida Atlantic (4–2, 1–1 in conference) at East Carolina (3–3, 1–1 in conference), Friday, November 27, kickoff time not yet set, 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 fifth meeting; East Carolina leads the series 4–0.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 29, 2025: East Carolina 42, Florida Atlantic 3.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: East Carolina 31, Florida Atlantic 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2025: East Carolina 42–3 (at Florida Atlantic); 2024: East Carolina 49–14 (at East Carolina); 2023: East Carolina 22–7 (at Florida Atlantic); 2013: East Carolina 31–13 (at East Carolina).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Florida Atlantic
- Florida Atlantic is 4–2 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 21–66 at Florida; W 38–30 vs. Navy; W 16–10 vs. Florida International; W 45–17 at UL Monroe; W 66–10 vs. Texas Southern; L 24–56 at Army.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Florida Atlantic is No. 97 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Zach Kittley is 8–10 in his second season at Florida Atlantic.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Zach Kittley is 0–1 against East Carolina.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Caden Veltkamp (QB): 1,743 passing yards, 15 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kelby Valsin (WR): 47 catches, 601 yards, 6 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Joseph Sipp Jr. (LB): 41 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Caden Veltkamp needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Chris Robison (40, 2018–19) for fourth on Florida Atlantic’s career touchdown passes list. He has 39 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.
- Easton Messer needs 3 catches to pass Lestar Jean (146, 2007–10) for fourth on Florida Atlantic’s career receptions list. He has 144 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.
- Caden Veltkamp needs 89 yards to pass N’Kosi Perry (5,483, 2021–22) for sixth on Florida Atlantic’s career passing yards list. He has 5,395 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.
- Easton Messer needs 23 yards to pass Chris Bonner (1,591, 2006–09) for ninth on Florida Atlantic’s career receiving yards list. He has 1,569 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.
- Easton Messer needs 3 touchdown catches to pass Nexon Dorvilus (12, 2010–13) for ninth on Florida Atlantic’s career touchdown catches list. He has 10 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, Florida Atlantic lost to Middle Tennessee 27–17.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 is 2–0 against Florida Atlantic.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 1986, East Carolina lost to No. 1 Miami 36–10.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
- Blake Harrell is 1–0 against Zach Kittley’s teams as a head coach.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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