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ECUs Late Comeback Comes Up Short in 27-21 loss to Temple

ECU could not pull a win out in a game vs Temple,in which QB Brian Rogers struggled, throwing 3 INTs, but still going 13 for 22 on pass attempts and throwing 295 yards and 3 TDs including a 59 and 46 yard bombs to Gerald Smith. The Owls started out dominating the games having star RB Brad Golden rush a 7 yard touchdown and have QB Dennis Fletcher throw a 6 yard touchdown pass to WR Randy Williams, along with CB Larry Blalock return an INT 31 yards for a touchdown.then Temple would tack onto their lead by havin K Wheeler kick 2 field goals to make it 27-0. But ECU battled back having Rogers hit Smith(4 catches 132 yards 2 TDs) for a 59 yard TD and then getting the ball back after FS Fred Mullins forced Golden to fumble and it was recovered by ECU. Then Rodgers proceeded to hit Smith again, this time for 46 yards. 2 45+ yard touchdowns, 20 seconds apart. And in the fourth quarter, Rogers found WR Dontae Harper for a 25 yard TD pass, his 3rd of the game. However, ECU would not score again as Temple won 27-21
Roundup!
UCF 38 Akron0
Baylor 34 SMU 7
Houston 24 Army 14
Marshall 35 West Virginia 21(Upset!)
Rutgers 38 Tulane 10
UCLA 38 Rice 16
FCS East 36 Memphis 24
Oklahoma 34 UTEP 7

East Carolina Pirates at Temple Owls
Sep 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
East Carolina Pirates (0-0)	14	7	6	0	27
Temple Owls (0-0)	0	0	14	7	21

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ECU	TEM
	(TEM) Brad Golden 7 yard TD rush	0	7
	(TEM) Larry Blalock 31 yard INT return	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ECU	TEM
	(TEM) Randy Williams 6 yard TD catch from Dennis Fletcher	0	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ECU	TEM
	(TEM) Wheeler 27 yard FG	0	24
	(TEM) Wheeler 27 yard FG	0	27
	(ECU) Gerald Smith 59 yard TD catch from Brian Rogers	7	27
	(ECU) Gerald Smith 46 yard TD catch from Brian Rogers	14	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ECU	TEM
	(ECU) Dontae Harper 25 yard TD catch from Brian Rogers	21	27

East Carolina Pirates PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Rogers 13/22 295 3 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Murray 4 29 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD G. Smith 4 132 2 Harper 4 79 1 Gorman 3 63 0 A. Smith 1 16 0 Armstrong 1 5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Mullins 7 0 0 0 McCarthy 5 0 0 0 Wilson 4 1 0 0 Coley 2 0 1 0 Walker 2 1 0 0 Whitiker 2 1 0 0

Temple Owls PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Fletcher 8/11 81 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Golden 9 52 1 Burks 6 33 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Golden 3 20 0 White 2 56 0 Williams 1 6 1 Abrams 1 -3 0 Miranda 1 2 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Smith 7 2 0 0 O'Brien 6 2 0 0 Holt 6 2 1 0 Blalock 1 0 2 1 Adams 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Wheeler 2/2 3/3 9

Matchup Preview | September 8,
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#9 South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0, 1-0 Away)		East Carolina Pirates (0-1, 0-0 Home)
Game Notes South Carolina is coming of a 59-21 win over Vandy. Sorry this is so long guys!