American Athletic

East Carolina Pirates

Greenville, North Carolina

Season

East Carolina

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 96 101

Points / Game 24.0 25.2

Total Offense

Total Yards 1,344 1,365

Plays 241 287

Yards / Play 5.58 4.76

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 126 179

Rushing Yards 510 571

Yards / Attempt 4.05 3.19

Rushing Touchdowns 3 9

Passing

Pass Completions 69 64

Pass Attempts 115 108

Completion % 60.0% 59.3%

Net Passing Yards 834 794

Yards / Attempt 7.25 7.35

Passing Touchdowns 7 1

Interceptions Thrown 3 4

First Downs

First Downs 61 79

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 12 22

3rd Down Attempts 47 61

3rd Down % 25.5% 36.1%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 2 1

4th Down Attempts 4 2

4th Down % 50.0% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 8 6

Fumbles Lost 5 2

Interceptions Thrown 3 4

Fumbles Recovered 2 5

Defense

Sacks 11 9

Tackles for Loss 39 21

Interceptions 4 3

Interception Return Yards 87 27

Interception Return Touchdowns 2 1

Penalties

Penalties 34 36

Penalty Yards 338 266

Possession

Possession Time 97:14 142:42

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 2 9

Kick Return Yards 43 147

Yards / Return 21.50 16.33

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 7 9

Punt Return Yards 16 68

Yards / Return 2.29 7.56

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 3.24

Success Rate 40.1%

PPA 0.056

Explosiveness 1.166

Opportunities 21

Drives 51

Plays 242

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 19.7%

Power Success 72.7%

Line Yards 2.43

Second-Level Yards 0.88

Open-Field Yards 1.68

Line Yards Total 284

Second-Level Yards Total 103

Open-Field Yards Total 196

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 36.8%

PPA -0.067

Explosiveness 0.836

Play Rate 48.3%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 42.4%

PPA 0.210

Explosiveness 1.497

Play Rate 48.8%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 49.1%

Standard Downs PPA 0.172

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.998

Standard Downs Rate 69.0%

Passing Downs Success Rate 20.0%

Passing Downs PPA -0.200

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.084

Passing Downs Rate 31.0%

Field Position

Average Start 73.4

Average Predicted Points 1.130

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 18.2%

Front Seven Havoc 11.6%

Defensive Back Havoc 6.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.592

Adjusted Success Rate 6.8%

Adjusted PPA 0.075

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.019

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.057

Adjusted Stuff Rate 2.4%

Adjusted Power Success 13.5%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 1.2%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.85

Success Rate Allowed 35.4%

PPA Allowed -0.018

Explosiveness Allowed 1.313

Opportunities Faced 26

Drives Faced 53

Plays Faced 288

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 29.1%

Power Success Allowed 58.3%

Line Yards Allowed 2.25

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.01

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.75

Line Yards Total Allowed 372

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 167

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 37.0%

PPA Allowed 0.024

Explosiveness Allowed 1.183

Play Rate Faced 57.3%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 34.5%

PPA Allowed -0.002

Explosiveness Allowed 1.540

Play Rate Faced 40.3%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 37.1%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.144

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.933

Standard Downs Rate Faced 60.8%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 32.7%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.178

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.980

Passing Downs Rate Faced 39.2%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 71.0

Average Predicted Points -1.290

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 19.4%

Front Seven Havoc 16.0%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.363

Adjusted Success Rate 8.4%

Adjusted PPA 0.230

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.079

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.756

Adjusted Stuff Rate 7.1%

Adjusted Power Success 35.3%

Adjusted Havoc 0.6%