North Carolina Central Eagles 9, East Carolina Pirates 42: final score and stats
East Carolina Pirates beat North Carolina Central Eagles, North Carolina Central Eagles 9 to East Carolina Pirates 42, on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for East Carolina Pirates vs North Carolina Central Eagles.
College FootballSaturday, September 26, 2026
DateSep 26, 2026
Start time4:00 PM ET
VenueDowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
TVESPN+
Attendance43,772
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| East Carolina Pirates | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
Team comparison
North Carolina Central EaglesEast Carolina Pirates
Points per game
Points allowed per game
2-3Record2-2
1st in MEACStanding5th in American
2-3Road record / home record4-1
WWWLLLast 5WWLLW
W3StreakW2
Team stats
North Carolina Central EaglesEast Carolina Pirates
1st Downs
4-173rd down efficiency7-12
0-04th down efficiency0-0
Total Yards
Passing
17/28Comp/Att26/38
Yards per pass
Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Yards per rush
8-62Penalties10-120
Turnovers
Fumbles lost
Interceptions thrown
38:20Possession21:40
Box score
North Carolina Central Eagles Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobey Thompkins | 8/15 | 108 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| Nelson Layne | 9/13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| Team | 17/28 | 173 | 6.2 | 1 | 3 | -- |
North Carolina Central Eagles Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Dobson | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Cobey Thompkins | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Jaylen Moore | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Plez Lawrence | 9 | -6 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Layne | 14 | -6 | -0.4 | 0 | 18 |
| Team | 42 | 35 | 0.8 | 0 | 18 |
North Carolina Central Eagles Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasim Cosby | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 33 |
| RJ Lancaster | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 29 |
| Tyree Saunders | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Chance Peterson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Luke Bracey | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Gino Addison | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mehki Wall | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Plez Lawrence | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 173 | 10.2 | 1 | 34 |
North Carolina Central Eagles Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Sanders | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zarion Walters | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jakarri Martin II | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 3 |
North Carolina Central Eagles Defensive
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Truesdale | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tevin Tucker | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Sanders | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zarion Walters | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakarri Martin II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Amari Sifford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 58 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
North Carolina Central Eagles Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina Central Eagles KickReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Lawton | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
North Carolina Central Eagles PuntReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Lawton | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina Central Eagles Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Daniels | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 0/1 | 3 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 0/1 | 3 |
North Carolina Central Eagles Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Marcantel | 9 | 371 | 41.2 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Team | 9 | 371 | 41.2 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
East Carolina Pirates Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Williams | 25/36 | 341 | 9.5 | 3 | 1 | 29.6 |
| Mitch Griffis | 1/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Team | 26/38 | 341 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
East Carolina Pirates Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Engleman Jr. | 10 | 129 | 12.9 | 2 | 88 |
| Michael Allen | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 |
| DeJuan Lacy | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Ray Ray Joseph Jr. | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Emory Williams | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 22 | 148 | 6.7 | 2 | 88 |
East Carolina Pirates Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Ray Joseph Jr. | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 0 | 41 |
| Dillon Lorick | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 52 |
| TJ Engleman Jr. | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | 25 |
| Kanen Hamlett | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| Michael Allen | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 1 | 7 |
| Landon Sides | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kyler Pearson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Ismael Smith Flores | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Team | 26 | 341 | 13.1 | 3 | 52 |
East Carolina Pirates Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Landon Sides | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 3 | 0 |
East Carolina Pirates Defensive
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Johnson Jr. | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Coleman Jr. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Barker | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevon Merrell Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Moye | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Lampley | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarius Hines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Carr | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 80 | 34 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
East Carolina Pirates Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayden Duncanson | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Myles Pollard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 20 | 1 |
East Carolina Pirates KickReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Allen | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 |
East Carolina Pirates PuntReturns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyler Pearson | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
East Carolina Pirates Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Perez | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
East Carolina Pirates Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas O'Halloran | 4 | 193 | 48.3 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Team | 4 | 193 | 48.3 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
Recent form
Team pages
North Carolina Central EaglesSchedule, roster and stats
East Carolina PiratesSchedule, roster and stats
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Frequently asked questions
Who won North Carolina Central Eagles vs East Carolina Pirates?
East Carolina Pirates won, 42-9, on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
What was the final score of North Carolina Central Eagles vs East Carolina Pirates?
North Carolina Central Eagles 9, East Carolina Pirates 42.
Where is North Carolina Central Eagles vs East Carolina Pirates played?
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC.
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