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App State Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates

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Final
21 - 19

Joey Aguilar rallies Appalachian State to 21-19 victory over East Carolina

Shavon Revel picks off Appalachian State

Jake Garcia staked East Carolina (2-1) to a 7-0 lead three plays into the game with a 65-yard scoring strike to Winston Wright Jr. Andrew Conrad followed with a 48-yard field goal and Shavon Revel Jr. picked off an Aguilar pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown as the Pirates led 16-0 after the point-after kick was missed.

Appalachian State (2-1) answered with Aguilar's 6-yard scoring toss to Eli Wilson 43 seconds into the second quarter. The pair teamed up for the two-point conversion. Michael Hughes added a 28-yard field goal midway through and a 35-yarder with 9 seconds left to pull the Mountaineers within 16-14 at halftime.

The Mountaineers took a 21-16 lead with 41 seconds left in the third on Aguilar's 36-yard touchdown pass to Makai Jackson. Conrad kicked a 43-yard field goal with 12:39 left in the fourth to get the Pirates within two points.

Kaedin Robinson lost a fumble after a 20-yard completion, giving East Carolina the ball on their own 13-yard line with 5:10 left to play. Garcia hit Yannick Smith for a 29-yard gain on second down, but Seth Robertson intercepted the next pass, and the Mountaineers took over at the Pirates' 48 — using nine plays to run out the clock.

Aguilar completed 32 of 47 passes with two picks. Robinson had seven catches for 129 yards. Christan Horn hauled in five passes for 108 yards.

Garcia had 226 yards on 18-for-28 passing for the Pirates.

How To Watch

How can I watch App State Mountaineers vs. East Carolina Pirates?
  • TV Channel: Mountaineers at Pirates 2021 College Football, week 3, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Matchup Prediction

Pirates: 57.6%
Mountaineers: 42.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

ECU TD 1st Period 14:29 Winston Wright Jr. 65 Yd pass from Jake Garcia (Andrew Conrad Kick)
ECU FG 1st Period 6:33 Andrew Conrad 48 Yd Field Goal
ECU TD 1st Period 4:55 Shavon Revel Jr. 50 Yd Interception Return (Andrew Conrad PAT failed)
APP TD 2nd Period 14:17 Eli Wilson 6 Yd pass from Joey Aguilar (Joey Aguilar Pass to Eli Wilson for Two-Point Conversion)
APP FG 2nd Period 7:00 Michael Hughes 28 Yd Field Goal
APP FG 2nd Period 0:09 Michael Hughes 35 Yd Field Goal
APP TD 3rd Period 0:41 Makai Jackson 36 Yd pass from Joey Aguilar (Michael Hughes Kick)
ECU FG 4th Period 12:39 Andrew Conrad 43 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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25 1st Downs 16
6-14 3rd down efficiency 5-13
0-0 4th down efficiency 0-0
505 Total Yards 324
424 Passing 226
32/47 Comp/Att 18/28
9.0 Yards per pass 8.1
81 Rushing 98
36 Rushing Attempts 30
2.3 Yards per rush 3.3
5-61 Penalties 6-42
3 Turnovers 2
1 Fumbles lost 1
2 Interceptions thrown 1
39:00 Possession 21:00

Game Information

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 46,117 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM OVR CONF
Marshall 10-3 7-1
Georgia Southern 8-5 6-2
James Madison 9-4 4-4
Old Dominion 5-7 4-4
Coastal Carolina 6-6 3-5
App State 5-6 3-5
Georgia State 3-9 1-7

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TEAM OVER CONF
Louisiana 10-3 7-1
Texas State 7-5 5-3
Arkansas State 7-5 5-3
South Alabama 7-6 5-3
UL Monroe 5-7 3-5
Troy 4-8 3-5
Southern Miss 1-11 0-8
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