| Sat. 9/2 | Sat. 9/9 | Sat. 9/16 | Sat. 9/23 | Sat. 9/30 |
| @ Mich TBA |
vs. Marsh TBA |
@ App TBA |
vs. G-Webb TBA |
@ Rice TBA |
ECU's Ahlers throws Birmingham Bowl-record 5 TD passes | |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (AP) Holton Ahlers threw a Birmingham Bowl-record five touchdown passes and accounted for a game-record six TDs to help East Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 53-29 in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. Ahlers, selected the game MVP, threw for 300 yards on 26-of-38 passing, rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown and caught a pass for 14 yards for the Pirates (8-5). "I was locked in," Ahlers said. "Anytime you have a month to prepare for a game, you better be locked in and play good. We had a good plan to get some quick throws early and get the receivers going. They did a really good job." MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | H. Ahlers | 3708 | |||
| Passing TDs: | H. Ahlers | 28 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | K. Mitchell | 1452 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | K. Mitchell | 14 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | I. Winstead | 1085 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | C. Johnson | 10 | |||
| Interceptions: | M. Fleming | 3 | |||
| Schedule 2023 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | at Michigan | TBA | ||
| 9/9 | vs. Marshall | TBA | ||
| 9/16 | at Appalachian State | TBA | ||
| 9/23 | vs. Gardner-Webb | TBA | ||
| 9/30 | at Rice | TBA | ||
| 10/12 | vs. SMU | TBA | ||
| 10/21 | vs. Charlotte | TBA | ||
| 10/28 | at UTSA | TBA | ||
| 11/4 | vs. Tulane | TBA | ||
| 11/11 | at Florida Atlantic | TBA | ||
| 11/18 | at Navy | TBA | ||
| 11/25 | vs. Tulsa | TBA | ||
| American Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 16 Tulane | 7-1 | 12-2 | ||||||||||
| UCF | 6-2 | 9-5 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 6-2 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Southern Methodist | 5-3 | 7-6 | ||||||||||
| Houston | 5-3 | 8-5 | ||||||||||
| Navy | 4-4 | 4-8 | ||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4-4 | 8-5 | ||||||||||
| Memphis | 3-5 | 7-6 | ||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3-5 | 5-7 | ||||||||||
| Temple | 1-7 | 3-9 | ||||||||||
| South Florida | 0-8 | 1-11 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5994 (26) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3783 (20) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2211 (52) | ||||
| Points per game: | 32.5 (37) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 461.1 (23) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 53 (34) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 13 (87) | ||||
| Defense (FBS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5318 (107) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3806 (135) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1512 (25) | ||||
| Points per game: | 27.2 (75) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 409.1 (98) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 42 (90) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 14 (63) | ||||
