East Carolina Pirates at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
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Harris' two late touchdown runs, goal-line stand sends East Carolina past Tulsa 38-31
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
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- TV Channel: Pirates at Golden Hurricane 2021 College Football, week 12, is broadcasted on ESPN.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 11:21 | Seth Morgan 47 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 5:37 | Winston Wright Jr. 4 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:00 | Marlon Gunn Jr. 1 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:51 | Joseph Williams 39 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:32 | Keuan Parker 30 Yd Interception Return (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Andrew Conrad 52 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:48 | London Montgomery 16 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:15 | Joseph Williams 14 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:14 | Joseph Williams 50 Yd pass from Cooper Legas (Seth Morgan Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 5:30 | Rahjai Harris 23 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad PAT failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:07 | Rahjai Harris 24 Yd Run (Rahjai Harris Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
Statistics
 ECU |
 TLSA |
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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 |
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