East Carolina Pirates

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ECU	6	0	3	10	19
APP	14	6	7	6	33

Appalachian State Mountaineers

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Brice leads Appalachian State over East Carolina 33-19

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East Carolina Pirates vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers: Full Highlights

Sep 3, 2021, 04:52 am

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Chase Brice threw for 259 yards and two touchdowns and Appalachian State ran for 226 yards to beat East Carolina 33-19 in a season opener on Thursday night.

Holton Ahlers gave the Pirates the lead on a 63-yard touchdown pass to Keaton Mitchell early in the first quarter. Brice engineered a pair of scoring drives, hitting Thomas Hennigan from 34 yards out to cap a seven-play, 66-yard drive, and moving 78 yards in nine plays, with Camerun Peoples scoring on a 21-yard run.

Chandler Staton kicked two second-quarter field goals, from 21 and 43 yards, to put to put the Mountaineers up 20-6 at halftime.

Brice was 20-of-27 passing and was picked off once. Nate Noel carried 15 times for 126 yards and People added 100 yards and two rushing touchdowns on 14 carries.

Ahlers was 22 of 40 for 295 yards and two touchdowns and an interception. Mitchell led the Pirates with 50 yards on four carries and pulled in six passes for 80 yards and a score.

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Bank of America Stadium

12:30 AM, 3 September 2021

Charlotte, NC

Attendance: 36,752

Team	CONF	OVR
Army	7-0	9-1
Tulane	7-0	9-2
Navy	5-2	7-3
Memphis	5-2	9-2
East Carolina	5-2	7-4
South Florida	4-3	6-5
UTSA	4-3	6-5
Charlotte	3-4	4-7
UAB	2-5	3-8
North Texas	2-5	5-6
Rice	2-5	3-8
Temple	2-5	3-8
Tulsa	1-6	3-8
Florida Atlantic	0-7	2-9

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