East Carolina at BYUPage 1 Game 6 - Oct. 10, 2015 Game No. 6 - Oct. 10, 2015 EAST CAROLINA Pirates (3-2, 1-1 AAC) vs. BYU Cougars (3-2) LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470/1964/Natural Grass), Provo, Utah 7:30 p.m. (EDT) EAST CAROLINA CONTACTS THE GAME Head Coach: ................................................................................. Ruffi n McNeill East Carolina will close out its 2015 non-conference schedule when it Coach McNeill Interviews: ............................. Contact Media Relations Offi ce faces BYU at LaVell Edwards Stadium Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m. Assistant AD/Media Relations: ..................................................Tom McClellan (EDT). The Pirates will try to continue their momentum against the Offi ce Phone: ...............................................................................(252) 737-1274 Cougars after posting a 49-23 American Athletic Conference triumph Cell Phone: .................................................................................(252) 414-0990 against SMU last week. The visit to Provo will also wrap up a two-game E-mail Adress: ..................................................................mcclellant@ecu.edu road swing for ECU, which will host AAC West Division member Tulsa next week for its annual Director of Media Relations ........................................................Malcolm Gray Homecoming festivities. East Carolina will try to capture its sixth consecutive victory in the month Offi ce Phone: ..............................................................................(252) 737-4523 of the October when it makes its second-longest regular season voyage in program history. Cell Phone: .................................................................................. (252) 414-2021 E-mail address: ...................................................................... [email protected] EAST CAROLINA RECORDS AND STREAKS Qualifi ed for 10 bowl appearances since 2000 (three-straight, eight of the last nine years) ... BYU CONTACTS Has won 25 of the last 29 games when scoring 30 or more points ... Head Coach: ........................................................................Bronco Mendenhall Has lost 14-straight games when scoring 20 or less points (19-14 vs. UCF in ‘09/last win) ... Coach Mendenhall Interviews: ...................... Contact Media Relations Offi ce Has won 18 of the last 19 games when gaining 200 or more rushing yards ... Football Media Relations Director: .................................................Brett Pyne Has won 25-straight games when leading at the half ... Offi ce Phone: ..............................................................................(801) 422-4912 Has won fi ve-straight games played in the month of October ... Cell Phone: ....................................................................................(801) 367-1631 Has won 10 of the last 17 regular season road games ... E-mail address: ............................................................. [email protected] Has won eight of the last 11 regular season non-conference games ... PIRATE IMG RADIO NETWORK FAST FACTS Network: ......................13 stations (North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia) Record – 3-2 (.600); AAC Record/Standing – 1-1 (.500)/2nd-East Division; Last 5 Games – 3-2; Talent:.......................................Jeff Charles, Kevin Monroe, Marty Feurer (SL) Last 10 Games – 5-5; Last 15 Games – 9-6; Streaks – Overall, East Carolina will play the 70th Engineer: ...........................................................................................David Horn game of the Ruffi n McNeill era when the Pirates face off against BYU. ECU’s contest against the Pregame Show: ...................................................................................6:30 p.m. Cougars will be the Pirates’ 829th since the start of football in 1932 (427-389-12/.523). 2015 Network Affi liates: WBCN-1660 AM/Charlotte; WGAI-560 AM/Elizabeth City; WFAY-1230 AM, WFBX-1450 AM/Fayetteville; WNCT-107.9 FM/Greenville; WKDX-1250 AM/Hamlet; WOBX-98.1 FM/Manteo; WHSC-1050 AM/Myrtle Beach, SCHEMES S.C.; WJOI-1230 AM/Norfolk, Va.; WFNL-570 AM/Raleigh; WFJA-105.5 FM/Sanford; BYU utilizes a multiple off ensive attack while employing a 3-4 defensive alignment. ECU will line WIAM-900 AM/Williamston; WAAV-980 AM/Wilmington. up in a spread on off ense and are multiple 3-4 unit on defense. TELEVISION THE COACHES ESPNU: Allen Bestwick (play-by-play), Dan Hawkins (analyst) RUFFIN McNEILL (East Carolina ‘80) is 40-29 (.580) in his sixth season at East Carolina, while overall, he is 41-29 (.586) as a collegiate head coach after guiding Texas Tech to a 41-31 victory INTERNET over Michigan State in the Valero Alamo Bowl Jan. 2, 2010 on an interim basis. When he became Live audio streaming: ..................www.ECUPirates.com (All-Access), TuneIn ECU’s 20th all-time head football coach 19 days later, McNeill offi cially fi nished a 10-year stint Live video streaming: ..................................................................... WatchESPN on the Red Raider staff . The 2015 campaign marks McNeill’s 30th year at the collegiate level, which includes an TICKETS earlier stop at East Carolina as the Pirates’ defensive line coach in 1992. In all, he has served on the BYU Ticket Prices: $40.00 for all tickets; call 1-800-DIAL-ECU or visit www. staff s with eight diff erent programs and spent a combined nine years in defensive coordinator ECUPirates.com for more information. For other questions concerning tickets roles at Appalachian State (1993-96), Nevada-Las Vegas (1997-98) and Texas Tech (2007-09). and LaVell Edwards Stadium (seating, parking, etc...), contact the BYU Athletics McNeill starred as a four-year letterman at ECU under Pat Dye from 1976-1979 and helped Ticket Offi ce at (801) 422-2981 or visit the offi cial athletics department website lead the Pirates to their fi rst bowl appearance in the modern era when East Carolina defeated - www.BYUCougars.com. Louisiana Tech in the ‘78 Independence Bowl. Openings: All stadium gates open at 3:30 p.m. (MT) on game day. BRONCO MENDENHALL (Oregon State ‘88) is in his 11th year at BYU and sports a 93-41 (.694) RANKINGS record. The appointment to the top Cougars’ football position, which was announced Dec. 13, East Carolina and BYU are both unranked heading into the contest, although 2004, also marks his fi rst collegiate head coaching assignment. Mendenhall has guided BYU to the Cougars received votes in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll. 10-straight bowl appearances (6-4), and before the school became an independent in 2011, led the Cougars to two outright Mountain West Conference championships in 2006 and 2007. He initially joined the BYU program as defensive coordinator in 2003 after serving on the New Mexico (1998-02), Louisiana Tech (1997), Oregon State (1995-96), Northern Arizona (1993-94) and Snow College (1991-92) full-time defensive staff s following a graduate assistant role at his alma mater. East Carolina at BYUPage 2 Game 6 - Oct. 10, 2015 EAST CAROLINA (3-2, 1-1 AAC) THE SERIES 09/05 TOWSON (ESPN3) .............................................W, 28-20 Saturday’s contest will mark the fi rst meeting (0-0) between East Carolina and BYU in the sport of football ... 09/12 at Florida (ESPN2) ..............................................L, 31-24 In fact, softball represents the only “team” sport which the Pirates and Cougars have squared off in prior to this 09/19 * at Navy (CBSSN) ................................................ L, 45-21 09/26 VIRGINIA TECH (ABC/ESPN2) ...........................W, 35-28 week ... BYU owns a 4-0 record against ECU in the circle, posting wins in a pair of regular season tournaments 10/03 * at SMU (ESPNews) ...........................................W, 49-23 (2008 and 2014) and handing the Pirates 1-0 and 8-3 setbacks at the 2010 NCAA Regional in Austin, Texas. 10/10 at BYU (ESPNU) .................................. 7:30 p.m. 10/17 * TULSA (ESPN3) ..........................................................TBA RUFFIN McNEILL AGAINST BYU 10/22 * TEMPLE (ESPN2) ..............................................7:00 p.m. Ruffi n McNeill has faced BYU as a coach only once (0-1) prior to Saturday’s game ... A closer look: 10/30 * at Connecticut (ESPNU) ..................................7:00 p.m. Date Staff Position Score Location 11/07 * USF (ESPN3) ..............................................................TBA 10/10/98 .........UNLV ........................Defensive Coordinator ..........BYU 38-14 ...................................Provo, Utah 11/19 * at UCF (ESPN) .................................................. 7:30 p.m. 11/28 * CINCINNATI (ESPN3) ..................................................TBA *AAC game; all times Eastern BRONCO MENDENHALL AGAINST THE PIRATES In addition to BYU, the Pirates also never competed against Oregon State (1989-90/1995-96), Northern Arizona BYU (3-2) (1993-94), Louisiana Tech (1997) and New Mexico (1998-2002) while Bronco Mendenhall was a member of 09/05 at Nebraska......................................................W, 33-28 those respective staff s. 09/12 Boise State .......................................................W, 35-24 09/19 at ULCA ...............................................................L, 24-23 McNEILL AGAINST MENDENHALL 09/26 at Michigan ..........................................................L, 31-0 In addition to sharing an extensive coaching background on the defensive side of the ball, East Carolina’s Ruffi