FINAL SCORE
App State Mountaineers at East Carolina Pirates game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium · Attendance 40,074
Put the final score in perspective.
App State finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 51 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was App State 17, East Carolina 10. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, East Carolina outscored its opponent in 2 and App State in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 App State | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
 East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 2-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 395 | 417 |
| Passing | 267 | 230 |
| Comp/Att | 20/28 | 21/37 |
| Yards per pass | 9.5 | 6.2 |
| Rushing | 128 | 187 |
| Rushing Attempts | 44 | 35 |
| Yards per rush | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| Penalties | 13-80 | 8-72 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 36:06 | 23:54 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
App State Mountaineers
passing
| Malachi Singleton | 20/28 | 267 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 78.8 |
rushing
| Jaquari Lewis | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 1 | 14 |
| Treyaun Webb | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 16 |
| Ja'Quez Cross | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Malachi Singleton | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 1 | 11 |
| Henry Hasselbeck | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
receiving
| Sam Pickett III | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 34 |
| Darrin Fugitt | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | 26 |
| Nate Branch | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Chris Lofton | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Alexander Sanchez | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Jackson Grier | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Ja'Quez Cross | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Luke Douglas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
fumbles
| Ja'Quez Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Clark | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Kaleb Purdy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Berchal | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Benton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Khalil Conley | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Phares | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Clark | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Sandstrom | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ja'Den McBurrows | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Henderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Gude | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Pitts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshawn Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jehchys Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cary Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Dre Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Daz James | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Luke Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jackson Grier | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| James London | 2/3 | 67.0 | 41 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Jaxson Dunn | 7 | 311 | 44.4 | 1 | 4 | 55 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
East Carolina Pirates
passing
| Mitch Griffis | 21/37 | 230 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 43.8 |
rushing
| Ashton Gray | 16 | 99 | 6.2 | 0 | 45 |
| Mitch Griffis | 11 | 52 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 |
| TJ Engleman Jr. | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Michael Allen | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 |
receiving
| Jeremiah Melvin | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 0 | 38 |
| Jason Dickerson | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 1 | 61 |
| Ja'Keith Hamilton | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Tyler Johnson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ray Ray Joseph Jr. | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Allen | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Ashton Gray | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
fumbles
defensive
| DJ Johnson Jr. | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Davis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crews Law | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Barker | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMarius Hines | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamaurri McKinley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick DuJour | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Levells-Mitchell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevon Merrell Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kieran Davis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zyeir Gamble | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rae'mon Mosby | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rion Roseborough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Carr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torin Brazell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayden Duncanson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Shirley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Law | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Durante Speer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasiyah Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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puntReturns
| Kyler Pearson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
kicking
| Noah Perez | 1/2 | 50.0 | 33 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Tomas O'Halloran | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 4:11 | Michael Allen 2 Yd Run (Noah Perez Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 0:44 | James London 41 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:17 | Malachi Singleton 4 Yd Run (James London Kick) | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 8:44 | Jaquari Lewis 10 Yd Run (James London Kick) | 17 – 7 |
| 2 | 1:21 | Noah Perez 33 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 10 |
| 3 | 12:12 | Treyaun Webb 13 Yd Run (James London Kick) | 24 – 10 |
| 3 | 10:36 | Jason Dickerson 61 Yd pass from Mitch Griffis (Noah Perez Kick) | 24 – 17 |
| 3 | 3:57 | James London 37 Yd Field Goal | 27 – 17 |
| 4 | 0:21 | Ja'Keith Hamilton 7 Yd pass from Mitch Griffis (Noah Perez Kick) | 27 – 24 |
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