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East Carolina at TemplePage 1 Game 8 - Nov. 21, 2020 Game No. 8 - November 21, 2020 EAST CAROLINA Pirates (1-6, 1-5 AAC) vs. TEMPLE Owls (1-5, 1-5 AAC) Lincoln Financial Field (69,596/2003/Natural Grass), Philadelphia, Pa. 12 noon (EST) EAST CAROLINA CONTACTS THE GAME Head Coach: ..................................................................................Mike Houston East Carolina will close out its 2020 regular season road schedule when it travels to Philadelphia Assistant AD/Media Relations: ..................................................Tom McClellan on Saturday for a 12 noon (ET) American Athletic Conference matchup against Temple at Lincoln Offi ce Phone: ...............................................................................(252) 737-1274 Financial Field. The Pirates will try to post their fi rst-ever league win against the Owls while Cell Phone: .................................................................................(252) 414-0990 also wrapping up a two-game road swing that opened with a 55-17 setback at No. 7 Cincinnati E-mail Adress: ..................................................................mcclellant@ecu.edu last Friday. ECU will attempt to capture multiple AAC road victories in the same season for the Director of Media Relations: .......................................................Malcolm Gray fi rst time since 2015 after downing USF 44-24 in Tampa back on Oct. 10. Offi ce Phone: ..............................................................................(252) 737-4523 Cell Phone: .................................................................................. (252) 414-2021 ECU RECORDS AND STREAKS E-mail address: ...................................................................... [email protected] Qualifi ed for 10 bowl appearances since 2000 (eight in the last 14 years) ... Has averaged 400 total yards per game vs. AAC opponents this season ... TEMPLE CONTACTS Has scored on 38 of 43 redzone visits in its last 11 games (21-of-25 in 2020) ... Head Coach: ........................................................................................Rod Carey Has kicked at least three fi eld goals in four of the last six games ... Assistant AD/Football Communications:..........................................Rich Burg Has forced at least one turnover in 17 of the last 18 games (12 total in the last six) ... Offi ce Phone: ..............................................................................(215) 204-0876 Has tallied a total of 31.0 TLFs and 12.0 sacks in its last fi ve games ... Cell Phone: ..................................................................................(215) 356-3952 Has owned a combined 4:06 average edge in possession time so far in 2020 ... E-mail Address: ............................................................rich.burg@temple.edu Has won 39 of the last 44 games when leading at the half (12-3 since 2015) ... PIRATE IMG RADIO NETWORK Network: ......................12 stations (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia) FAST FACTS Talent:.......................................Jeff Charles, Kevin Monroe, Marty Feurer (SL) Record – 1-6 (.143); AAC Record/Standing – 1-5 (.167)/T9th; Last 5 Games – 1-4; Last 10 Games – Engineer: ...........................................................................................David Horn 2-8; Last 15 Games – 3-12; Streaks – East Carolina will play the 20th game of the Mike Houston Pregame Show: ............................................................................. 11:00 a.m. ET Era when the Pirates face off against Temple. ECU’s contest against the Owls will be the Pirates’ 2020 Network Affi liates: WBCN-1660 AM/Charlotte; WGAI-560 AM/Elizabeth 891st since the start of football in 1932 (445-434-11/.506). City; WNCT-107.9 FM/Greenville; WRHD-94.3 FM/Greenville; WKDX-1250 AM/Hamlet; WAYS-1050 AM, 101.9 FM/Myrtle Beach, S.C.; WTJZ-1270 AM, 104.9 FM/Norfolk, SCHEMES Va.; WFJA-105.5 FM/Sanford; WAME-550 AM, 92.9 FM/Statesville; WIAM-900 Temple utilizes a Pro Style off ensive attack while also employing a 4-3 defensive alignment. East AM, 97.5 FM/Williamston; WNTB-93.7 FM/Wilmington; WTOB-980 AM, 96.3 FM/ Carolina will feature a spread look on off ense and are a multiple unit on defense. Winston-Salem THE COACHES TELEVISION MIKE HOUSTON (Mars Hill ‘94) is 5-14 (.263) in his second season at East Carolina, while overall ESPN+: Dave Leno (play-by-play), Ken Dunek (analyst) he is in his 10th year as a collegiate head coach with an 85-39 (.685) record. When he offi cially became the Pirates’ 22nd all-time head football coach on Dec. 4, 2018, Houston fi nished a INTERNET three-year stint directing the James Madison program. Live audio streaming: .....................................www.ECUPirates.com (TuneIn) Houston guided the Dukes to a 37-6 mark, which included three NCAA FCS postseason Live video streaming: ..................................................................... WatchESPN appearances (2016 national champions, 2017 national runner-up, 2018 second round) and a pair of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) titles. He was named the American Football Coaches TICKETS Association (AFCA) FCS National Coach-of-the-Year in 2016 after JMU turned in a 14-1 campaign. For single-game ticket availability (in the ECU allotment), call 1-800-DIAL-ECU or The appointment to the top Dukes’ football position followed brief head coaching assign- visit www.ECUPirates.com for more information. For other questions concerning ments at Lenoir-Rhyne (2011-13) and The Citadel (2014-15). He led the Bears to a 29-8 ledger tickets and Lincoln Financial Field (COVID-19 protocol, capacity limits, seating, and a pair of NCAA Division II playoff showings before guiding the Bulldogs to a 14-11 record, a parking, etc...), contact the Temple Athletics Ticket Offi ce at (215) 204-8499 Southern Conference co-championship and a venture into the FSC playoff s in 2015. or visit the offi cial athletics department website - www.OwlSports.com. Houston, a Franklin, N.C. native, began his collegiate coaching career as defensive coordina- tor at Brevard College in 2006 before serving in a similar capacity at L-R from 2007 to 2010. RANKINGS East Carolina and Temple are both unranked heading into the contest. ROD CAREY (Indiana ’93) is 9-10 (.474) in his second season heading the football program at Temple. Overall, he is in his eighth full year as a collegiate head coach with a 61-40 (.604) mark. Prior to his appointment to guide the Owls on Jan. 11, 2019, Carey held Northern Illinois’ top football position for six-plus seasons where he led the Huskies to a 52-30 record, four Mid-American Conference West Division titles, two outright league championships and six bowl appearances - including Feel free to call us East Carolina or ECU. However, we respectfully ask the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl (following the departure of Dave Doeren). He also served on the that the erroneous designation of Eastern Carolina or fl awed abbreviations off ensive staff s at Wisconsin-Stout (2000-06), Illinois State (2007), North Dakota (2008-10) and such as E. Carolina, East Caro, ECaro, EC never be used. NIU (2011-12) after beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Minnesota in 1998. East Carolina at TemplePage 2 Game 8 - Nov. 21, 2020 EAST CAROLINA (1-6, 1-5 AAC) THE SERIES 08/29 MARSHALL ....................................Postponed/COVID-19 Offi cially, Temple leads the series 9-8 ... On the fi eld however, the Owls have captured wins in 10 of the 17 09/12 at South Carolina .........................Postponed/COVID-19 matchups, but their 45-28 victory in 1986 was later forfeited to the Pirates because of the utilization of an 09/19 NORFOLK STATE ............................Postponed/COVID-19 09/26 * No. 13 UCF (ABC) .................................................L, 51-28 ineligible player ... ECU is 5-4 against Temple in Philadelphia, but only has triumphs in three of eight meetings 10/03 at Georgia State (ESPNU) ................................ L, 49-29 in Greenville ... In American Athletic Conference play since 2014, the Owls have never lost to the Pirates (6-0): 10/10 * at USF (ESPN+).................................................W, 44-24 Date Site Result Attendance 10/17 * NAVY (ESPN2) .................................................... L, 27-23 Nov. 20, 1982 ............Philadelphia, Pa. ..................................ECU 23-10 ..........................6,135 10/30 * at Tulsa (ESPN2) ................................................L, 34-30 Oct. 15, 1983 .............Philadelphia, Pa. .................................. ECU 24-11 ..........................5,461 11/07 * TULANE (ESPN+) .................................................L, 38-21 Sept. 8, 1984 .................Greenville, N.C. ....................................................TEM 17-0 .................................31,479 11/13 * at No. 7 Cincinnati (ESPN2) ................................L, 55-17 Sept. 28, 1985 ...............Greenville, N.C. ....................................................TEM 21-7 ................................32,087 11/21 * at Temple (ESPN+) .................................12 noon Oct. 11, 1986 .............Philadelphia, Pa. ................................*ECU 45-28 ........................15,384 11/28 * SMU (ESPN+) ......................................................12 noon Nov. 7, 1987 ...................Greenville, N.C. ..................................................ECU 31-26 .................................19,327 *American Athletic Conference game;