NCAAF

East Carolina Pirates at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

· NCAA - Football
Final
38 - 31

Harris' two late touchdown runs, goal-line stand sends East Carolina past Tulsa 38-31

Rahjai Harris puts ECU ahead late with 24-yard TD

The win made ECU (6-4, 4-2 American Athletic) bowl-eligible for the second time since 2015.

Harris' went untouched 24 yards around the left side with just over two minutes remaining and then ran over the two-point conversion. He went up the middle for a 23-yard score with 5 1/2 minutes left but a missed PAT had left the Pirates a point behind.

After Harris' second touchdown, Tulsa (3-7, 1-5) reached the ECU 7 with 1:52 left on a 44-yard pass from Cooper Legas to Joseph Williams, but the Golden Hurricane came up a yard short of the end zone when Kamdyn Benjamin was stopped on a fourth-and-goal trying to go around the left end.

Legas and Williams teamed up for three touchdowns, the last of which was a 50-yard score early in the final period for a 31-24 lead. The two combined for a 14-yard score on Tulsa's previous drive.

Harris finished with 114 yards rushing on 18 carries while quarterback Katin Houser, who had thrown for five touchdowns in each of his last two games, survived three interceptions while throwing for 314 yards with a touchdown and adding 43 yards on the ground.

Legas threw for 293 yards with a pick while Williams had a career-high 158 yards receiving on five catches.

ECU snapped a 17-all halftime tie on London Montgomery's 16-yard run up the middle early in the third quarter.

How To Watch

How can I watch East Carolina Pirates vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane?
  • TV Channel: Pirates at Golden Hurricane 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN.
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Matchup Prediction

Golden Hurricane: 21.7%
Pirates: 78.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

TLSA FG 1st Period 11:21 Seth Morgan 47 Yd Field Goal
ECU TD 1st Period 5:37 Winston Wright Jr. 4 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick)
ECU TD 2nd Period 7:00 Marlon Gunn Jr. 1 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick)
TLSA TD 2nd Period 1:51 Joseph Williams 39 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick)
TLSA TD 2nd Period 1:32 Keuan Parker 30 Yd Interception Return (Seth Morgan Kick)
ECU FG 2nd Period 0:00 Andrew Conrad 52 Yd Field Goal
ECU TD 3rd Period 8:48 London Montgomery 16 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick)
TLSA TD 3rd Period 1:15 Joseph Williams 14 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick)
TLSA TD 4th Period 12:14 Joseph Williams 50 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick)
ECU TD 4th Period 5:30 Rahjai Harris 23 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad PAT failed)
ECU TD 4th Period 2:07 Rahjai Harris 24 Yd Run (Rahjai Harris Run for Two-Point Conversion)

Statistics

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27 1st Downs 19
5-14 3rd down efficiency 4-15
2-3 4th down efficiency 0-2
536 Total Yards 399
314 Passing 293
24/37 Comp/Att 20/33
8.5 Yards per pass 8.9
222 Rushing 106
42 Rushing Attempts 36
5.3 Yards per rush 2.9
12-129 Penalties 8-66
4 Turnovers 2
1 Fumbles lost 1
3 Interceptions thrown 1
28:53 Possession 31:07

Game Information

Chapman Stadium

Location: Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 17,979 · Capacity:
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