East Carolina Pirates at Liberty Flames
· NCAA - Football
Kaidon Salter throws 4 TD passes, 3 the Reese Smith, and Liberty rallies, beats ECU 35-24
Liberty (4-0) has won 16 consecutive games in the regular season.
Salter was 19-of-32 passing for 233 yards and Smith finished with six receptions for 80 yards. Quinton Cooley ran for 105 yards and a touchdown and Elijah Canion's 17-yard TD reception from Salter with 2:53 left in the second quarter trimmed Liberty's deficit to 17-7 at halftime.
Salter hit Smith for a 17-yard TD to cap the opening drive of the second half and a 14-yard touchdown that gave the Flames a 21-17 lead with 2:52 left in the third quarter. Rahjai Harris' 2-yard TD run about 2 minutes later put ECU back in front going into the fourth.
Liberty responded with a 16-play, 75-yard drive that took more than 7 1/2 minutes off the clock and culminated with a 15-yard scoring strike from Salter to Smith.
Cooley capped the scoring with a 21-yard touchdown with 2 minutes to go.
Jake Garcia's 8-yard touchdown run for ECU opened the scoring about 5 minutes into the game, Marlon Gunn Jr. added a 1-yard TD run with 3:18 left in the first quarter before Andrew Conrad kicked a 35-yard field goal to give the Pirates a 17-0 lead with 11:52 to go in the second.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Pirates at Flames 2021 College Football, week 4, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 9:52 | Jake Garcia 8 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:18 | Marlon Gunn Jr. 1 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 11:52 | Andrew Conrad 35 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:53 | Elijah Canion 14 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Colin Karhu Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:16 | Reese Smith 17 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Colin Karhu Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:52 | Reese Smith 14 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Colin Karhu Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:41 | Rahjai Harris 2 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:10 | Reese Smith 15 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Colin Karhu Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:00 | Quinton Cooley 21 Yd Run (Colin Karhu Kick) |
Statistics
 ECU |
 LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 7-15 | 3rd down efficiency | 13-17 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 331 | Total Yards | 414 |
| 204 | Passing | 223 |
| 20/36 | Comp/Att | 19/32 |
| 5.7 | Yards per pass | 7.0 |
| 127 | Rushing | 191 |
| 32 | Rushing Attempts | 45 |
| 4.0 | Yards per rush | 4.2 |
| 5-30 | Penalties | 9-91 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 23:17 | Possession | 36:43 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 24,076 · Capacity:
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