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East Carolina at No. 7 Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium
Nov. 13, 2020
Final Score: Cincinnati 55, ECU 17
Coin Toss:
- Today's captains for Cincinnati were #5 Darrick Forrest, #9 Desmond Ridder, and #23 Gerrid Doaks. #5 Darrick Forrest was out for the coin toss today for Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. ECU received the opening kickoff in the South end of the stadium.
Series Notes:
- Cincinnati won its third straight game in the ECU series and has claimed nine of the past 10 matchups. The Bearcats improve to 7-5 against the Pirates at Nippert Stadium. ECU owns a slight 13-11 lead in the all-time series.
General Notes:
- Cincinnati improves to 29-5 overall since the start of 2018. The Bearcats entered tonight's game ranked among the top six teams in CFB in winning percentage during that span (.848).
- Cincinnati improves its record to 7-0 (5-0 Conference) this season. It marks the Bearcats best start to a season since beginning the 2009 campaign at 7-0.
- UC has won a school-record 19 consecutive games at Nippert Stadium (6-0 this season). The Bearcats entered today's game with the fourth-longest active home win streak in the FBS.
- UC is one of four teams in the FBS to go undefeated at home the last two-plus seasons, joining Ohio State, Clemson and Notre Dame.
- UC has gone undefeated at home in three consecutive regular seasons for the first time in school history.
- UC also extends its conference home win streak to 13 games.
- UC improves to 11-1 all-time when ranked in the top 10 with the only loss coming to No. 5 Florida in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
- ECU managed 17 points against Cincinnati, becoming the first FBS opponent this season to score more than 13 points.
- Cincinnati is outscoring their opponents 291-87 this season.
- UC matched its season high, scoring 55 points against ECU. The Bearcats posted a 55-20 win over Austin Peay in the season opener. UC accounted for a season-high 653 total yards of offense Friday, including a season-best 354 yards passing.
- A year ago, ECU threw for 535 yards on UC in Greenville. Tonight, the Pirates were held to 87 yards (4.1 yards per attempt) along with three interceptions and four sacks by the UC defense. It's the second opponent UC has held under 100 yards passing in 2020 along with Army (94).
- UC's defense registered its second three-interception game of the season (USF). The effort gives the Bearcats 11 INTs this season. UC entered the game leading the AAC and tied for seventh in the NCAA FBS for most interceptions.
- Friday's contest with ECU marked the Bearcats first night game at Nippert Stadium during the 2020 campaign.
- UC honored 18 seniors prior to the ECU game, including: Blake Bammann, Darrian Beavers, Curtis Brooks, Marcus Brown, Coby Bryant, Gerrid Doaks, Joel Dublanko, Darrick Forrest, Darius Harper, Jordan Jones, Bruno Labelle, Elijah Ponder, James Smith, Jake Sopko, Ethan Tucky, Jarell White, James Wiggins and Cameron Young.
Player Notes:
- QB Desmond Ridder accounted for 402 total yards of offense and four touchdowns. He completed 24 of 31 passes for a season-high 327 yards and three touchdowns. He ran for 75 yards on eight rushes with one score. It marks his third career 300-yard passing game (352 vs. SMU in 2018; 335 vs. ECU in 2018). He entered the game Friday night with an average rush of 8.8 yards, fifth most in the FBS. Friday night, he averaged 9.4 yards per carry
Over the past four games, Ridder has thrown for 886 yards, rushed for 398 and is responsible for 17 TDs (nine rushing/eight passing). UC improves to 28-4 (.875) during Ridder's 32 career starts.
- WR Tre Tucker and Ridder connected on a 45-yard TD strike in the second quarter. It was Tucker's third TD reception of the season. He finished with a career-best four catches for a career-high 69 yards.
- WR Jayshon Jackson, UC's leading receiver on the season, hauled in his first TD of the campaign, a 12-yard pitch and catch over the middle from Ridder. Jackson finished with a team-high five catches for 54 yards.
- WR Michael Young Jr. had a 33-yard touchdown reception, his third TD catch of the season and his longest reception of the season, previously 27 yards. He finished with three catches for 60 yards.
- RB Jerome Ford finished Friday's contest with seven carries for 54 yards and two TDs. It marked his second two-TD effort of the season. He recorded a 24-yard TD run in the second quarter and a 1-yard score in the fourth quarter. Jerome has a total of six touchdowns on the season.
- LB Darrian Beavers posted a career-high nine tackles, including seven solo tackles against ECU.
- LB Jarell White picked up a second-quarter sack, his second of the season. He added a 26-yard interception return for a TD on the first play of the second quarter. It was White's first TD of his career, third career interception and a career-long interception run back. It was also UC's first defensive TD of the season.
- CB Coby Bryant grabbed his third interception of the season and his sixth pick of his career.
- RB Ethan Wright made his first career start and had the first two catches of his career for 21 yards.
- WR Jordan Jones made his first start at Cincinnati. He had six starts to his credit from his previous stint at Arkansas. He finished with a season high four reception for 56 yards.
- DE Ethan Tucky had a sack in the third quarter, the sixth of his career.
- DE Malik Vann had a third-quarter sack, his second of the season and second in as many games.
- LB Joel Dublanko had the first rush of his career, taking the ball 29 yards on a fake punt.
- RB Cameron Young posted a 75-yard TD run on UC's final offensive play of the game. The senior walk-on carried the ball in a game for only the second time. Young joined the team in 2017, suffered a knee injury in practice and re-joined the team in the summer of 2019.
- S Will Adams recovered his first career fumble on the last play of the game, returning it for 16 yards.
East Carolina at No. 7 Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium
Nov. 13, 2020
Final Score: Cincinnati 55, ECU 17
Coin Toss:
- Today's captains for Cincinnati were #5 Darrick Forrest, #9 Desmond Ridder, and #23 Gerrid Doaks. #5 Darrick Forrest was out for the coin toss today for Cincinnati. Cincinnati won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. ECU received the opening kickoff in the South end of the stadium.
Series Notes:
- Cincinnati won its third straight game in the ECU series and has claimed nine of the past 10 matchups. The Bearcats improve to 7-5 against the Pirates at Nippert Stadium. ECU owns a slight 13-11 lead in the all-time series.
General Notes:
- Cincinnati improves to 29-5 overall since the start of 2018. The Bearcats entered tonight's game ranked among the top six teams in CFB in winning percentage during that span (.848).
- Cincinnati improves its record to 7-0 (5-0 Conference) this season. It marks the Bearcats best start to a season since beginning the 2009 campaign at 7-0.
- UC has won a school-record 19 consecutive games at Nippert Stadium (6-0 this season). The Bearcats entered today's game with the fourth-longest active home win streak in the FBS.
- UC is one of four teams in the FBS to go undefeated at home the last two-plus seasons, joining Ohio State, Clemson and Notre Dame.
- UC has gone undefeated at home in three consecutive regular seasons for the first time in school history.
- UC also extends its conference home win streak to 13 games.
- UC improves to 11-1 all-time when ranked in the top 10 with the only loss coming to No. 5 Florida in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
- ECU managed 17 points against Cincinnati, becoming the first FBS opponent this season to score more than 13 points.
- Cincinnati is outscoring their opponents 291-87 this season.
- UC matched its season high, scoring 55 points against ECU. The Bearcats posted a 55-20 win over Austin Peay in the season opener. UC accounted for a season-high 653 total yards of offense Friday, including a season-best 354 yards passing.
- A year ago, ECU threw for 535 yards on UC in Greenville. Tonight, the Pirates were held to 87 yards (4.1 yards per attempt) along with three interceptions and four sacks by the UC defense. It's the second opponent UC has held under 100 yards passing in 2020 along with Army (94).
- UC's defense registered its second three-interception game of the season (USF). The effort gives the Bearcats 11 INTs this season. UC entered the game leading the AAC and tied for seventh in the NCAA FBS for most interceptions.
- Friday's contest with ECU marked the Bearcats first night game at Nippert Stadium during the 2020 campaign.
- UC honored 18 seniors prior to the ECU game, including: Blake Bammann, Darrian Beavers, Curtis Brooks, Marcus Brown, Coby Bryant, Gerrid Doaks, Joel Dublanko, Darrick Forrest, Darius Harper, Jordan Jones, Bruno Labelle, Elijah Ponder, James Smith, Jake Sopko, Ethan Tucky, Jarell White, James Wiggins and Cameron Young.
Player Notes:
- QB Desmond Ridder accounted for 402 total yards of offense and four touchdowns. He completed 24 of 31 passes for a season-high 327 yards and three touchdowns. He ran for 75 yards on eight rushes with one score. It marks his third career 300-yard passing game (352 vs. SMU in 2018; 335 vs. ECU in 2018). He entered the game Friday night with an average rush of 8.8 yards, fifth most in the FBS. Friday night, he averaged 9.4 yards per carry
Over the past four games, Ridder has thrown for 886 yards, rushed for 398 and is responsible for 17 TDs (nine rushing/eight passing). UC improves to 28-4 (.875) during Ridder's 32 career starts.
- WR Tre Tucker and Ridder connected on a 45-yard TD strike in the second quarter. It was Tucker's third TD reception of the season. He finished with a career-best four catches for a career-high 69 yards.
- WR Jayshon Jackson, UC's leading receiver on the season, hauled in his first TD of the campaign, a 12-yard pitch and catch over the middle from Ridder. Jackson finished with a team-high five catches for 54 yards.
- WR Michael Young Jr. had a 33-yard touchdown reception, his third TD catch of the season and his longest reception of the season, previously 27 yards. He finished with three catches for 60 yards.
- RB Jerome Ford finished Friday's contest with seven carries for 54 yards and two TDs. It marked his second two-TD effort of the season. He recorded a 24-yard TD run in the second quarter and a 1-yard score in the fourth quarter. Jerome has a total of six touchdowns on the season.
- LB Darrian Beavers posted a career-high nine tackles, including seven solo tackles against ECU.
- LB Jarell White picked up a second-quarter sack, his second of the season. He added a 26-yard interception return for a TD on the first play of the second quarter. It was White's first TD of his career, third career interception and a career-long interception run back. It was also UC's first defensive TD of the season.
- CB Coby Bryant grabbed his third interception of the season and his sixth pick of his career.
- RB Ethan Wright made his first career start and had the first two catches of his career for 21 yards.
- WR Jordan Jones made his first start at Cincinnati. He had six starts to his credit from his previous stint at Arkansas. He finished with a season high four reception for 56 yards.
- DE Ethan Tucky had a sack in the third quarter, the sixth of his career.
- DE Malik Vann had a third-quarter sack, his second of the season and second in as many games.
- LB Joel Dublanko had the first rush of his career, taking the ball 29 yards on a fake punt.
- RB Cameron Young posted a 75-yard TD run on UC's final offensive play of the game. The senior walk-on carried the ball in a game for only the second time. Young joined the team in 2017, suffered a knee injury in practice and re-joined the team in the summer of 2019.
- S Will Adams recovered his first career fumble on the last play of the game, returning it for 16 yards.