
GREENVILLE, N.C. — — Katin Houser handed for 251 yards and two touchdowns, and East Carolina opened American Convention play with a 28-6 victory over defending league champion Military on Thursday night time.
East Carolina (3-2, 1-0 American) has gained 9 of the ten conferences with Military, with a street setback final season.
Houser threw for 2 touchdowns and ran for one more — all within the first quarter for a 21-0 lead. Anthony Smith had a catch of 40 yards or extra on ECU’s opening two drives, the second giving the Pirates a 14-0 lead. Houser linked with Jayvontay Conner for a 20-yard landing with 39 seconds left within the first quarter.
ECU’s landing within the second half got here when backup holder Kyler Pearson ran for a 32-yard landing on a pretend discipline purpose to cap the scoring.
Noah Short rushed for 127 yards on simply 11 carries for Military (1-3, 0-2), which gained for over 100 yards on the bottom for the thirty fourth straight sport. Quarterback Dewayne Coleman added 51 yards dashing, together with a 2-yard landing within the third quarter.
Military had simply 5 first downs and 128 complete yards within the first half. It was the primary time the Black Knights had been shutout within the first half since 2023 towards LSU.
Final season, Military defeated East Carolina 45-28 behind quarterback Bryson Each day’s six touchdowns (5 dashing, one passing), marking the primary six-touchdown sport by a Black Knight since 1916.
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