East Carolina Pirates

9thin American Conference · 0-1

Ugh, no.

East Carolina Pirates lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide

0-1 10 – 48

Ranked #6 · 1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa) · 100,077 fans · ABC

Highlights

Keelon Russell shows off dual-threat ability as No. 13 Alabama handles East Carolina 48-10

Keelon Russell accounted for 335 yards and a touchdown, and No. 13 Alabama opened the season with a 48-10 victory over East Carolina on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:13 East Carolina Pirates vs. Alabama Crimson Tide: Game Highlights

0:14 Conor Talty makes 41-yard field goal

0:31 Keelon Russell keeps the play alive with a big rush for Alabama

0:24 EJ Crowell rushes in for 3-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ECU	0	7	3	0	10
ALA	10	28	0	10	48

Win Probability · East Carolina Pirates

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Game Leaders

East Carolina Pirates

Mitch Griffis · 10/16, 137 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Ashton Gray · 6 CAR, 17 YDSRushing Yards
Tyler Johnson · 1 REC, 68 YDSReceiving Yards
Torin Brazell · 1Sacks
Crews Law · 6Tackles

Alabama Crimson Tide

Keelon Russell · 18/30, 256 YDSPassing Yards
Keelon Russell · 13 CAR, 86 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Ryan Coleman-Williams · 5 REC, 130 YDSReceiving Yards
Yhonzae Pierre · 1Sacks
Yhonzae Pierre · 3Tackles

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

2026 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Missouri
Tennessee
Auburn
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Arkansas
South Carolina

Scoring

Q4 6:15

FG Conor Talty 21 Yd Field Goal 10–48

Q4 14:57

TD Trae'shawn Brown 2 Yd Run (Conor Talty Kick)10–45

Q3 10:54

FG Noah Perez 34 Yd Field Goal 10–38

Q2 0:14

TD Keelon Russell 3 Yd Run (Conor Talty Kick)7–38

Q2 9:15

TD Yhonzae Pierre 27 Yd Interception Return (Conor Talty Kick)7–31

Q2 10:02

TD Daniel Hill 2 Yd Run (Conor Talty Kick)7–24

Q2 13:41

TD Jeremiah Melvin 1 Yd pass from Mitch Griffis (Noah Perez Kick)7–17

Q2 14:48

TD Daniel Hill 4 Yd Run (Conor Talty Kick)0–17

Q1 4:12

TD EJ Crowell 3 Yd Run (Conor Talty Kick)0–10

Q1 9:30

FG Conor Talty 41 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

East Carolina PiratesAlabama Crimson Tide

Offense

162 Total Yards 487

160 Passing Yards 260

2 Rushing Yards 227

5 First Downs 28

Efficiency

0-9 3rd Down 8-15

0-0 4th Down 1-1

11/19 Completions 19/32

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

7-61 Penalties 6-29

21:07 Possession 38:53

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Mitch Griffis	10/16	137	8.6	1	1	35.3
Emory Williams	1/3	23	7.7	0	0	50.1
Team	11/19	160	8.4	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ashton Gray	6	17	2.8	9
Michael Allen	6	15	2.5	7
Mitch Griffis	5	1	0.2	6
Emory Williams	2	-2	-1.0	1
TJ Engleman Jr.	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	2	-27	-13.5	0
Team	22	2	0.1	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyler Johnson	1	68	68.0	0	68
Jeremiah Melvin	4	60	15.0	1	30
Ray Ray Joseph Jr.	3	23	7.7	0	12
Ismael Smith Flores	2	9	4.5	0	5
Jason Dickerson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	11	160	14.5	1	68

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kieran Davis	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Crews Law	6	1	0	1	0	1
Kevon Merrell Jr.	6	1	0	0	0	0
Myles Pollard	5	4	0	0	1	0
Cade Law	5	4	0	0	0	0
Kamaurri McKinley	5	3	0	0.5	0	0
Ashton Levells-Mitchell	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Angelo Ross	5	2	0	0	0	0
Jackson Barker	5	0	0	0.5	0	0
Christian Peterson	4	2	0	0	0	0
DJ Johnson Jr.	4	2	0	0	0	0
Zyeir Gamble	4	1	0	0	0	0
Torin Brazell	3	1	1	1	0	1
DeMarius Hines	3	1	0	0	0	0
Julien Davis	3	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Moye	3	0	0	0	0	0
Rae'mon Mosby	2	2	0	0	0	0
Stephen Collier	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jasiyah Robinson	2	1	0	1	0	0
Kendrick DuJour	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Rion Roseborough	2	1	0	0	0	0
Miles Parker	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Akins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Benton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Javon Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Bowden	1	1	0	0	0	0
Durante Speer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kieran Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Preston Carr	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dominick Moody	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tomas O'Halloran	1	0	0	0	0	0
Everett Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Powell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	89	37	1	5	2	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kyler Pearson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Noah Perez	1/1	100.0	34	1/1	4
Team	1/1	100.0	34	1/1	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tomas O'Halloran	8	377	47.1	1	2	57
Team	8	377	47.1	1	2	57

Alabama Crimson Tide ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	QBR
Keelon Russell	18/30	256	8.5	82.2
Austin Mack	1/2	4	2.0	--
Team	19/32	260	8.1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Keelon Russell	13	86	6.6	1	23
Daniel Hill	9	47	5.2	2	10
EJ Crowell	7	37	5.3	1	13
Kevin Riley	6	17	2.8	0	6
Trae'shawn Brown	7	15	2.1	1	7
Khalifa Keith	3	12	4.0	0	10
Ryan Coleman-Williams	1	9	9.0	0	9
Austin Mack	1	6	6.0	0	6
Lotzeir Brooks	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	49	227	4.6	5	23

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ryan Coleman-Williams	5	130	26.0	58
Derek Meadows	3	44	14.7	31
Lotzeir Brooks	2	23	11.5	18
Rico Scott	2	21	10.5	15
Kaleb Edwards	2	21	10.5	20
EJ Crowell	1	13	13.0	13
Daniel Hill	2	10	5.0	7
Danny Lewis Jr.	1	4	4.0	4
Keelon Russell	1	-10	-10.0	0
Team	19	256	13.5	58

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Keelon Russell	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Bray Hubbard	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dijon Lee Jr.	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Yhonzae Pierre	3	1	1	1	0	0	1
Zabien Brown	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Desmond Umeozulu	2	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Red Morgan	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Griffin	2	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Luke Metz	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Edric Hill	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
London Simmons	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Terrance Green	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Fatutoa Henry	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Keon Sabb	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Woodson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Lotzeir Brooks	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Hill	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Racin Delgatty	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
QB Reese	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carmelo O'Neal	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Bolo Mboumoua	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kedrick Bingley-Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jah-Marien Latham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zavier Mincey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Abduall Sanders Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamarion Matthews	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	41	21	3	5	2	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Yhonzae Pierre	1	27	1
Team	1	27	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Dijon Lee Jr.	1	28	28.0	28
Rico Scott	1	11	11.0	11
Team	2	39	19.5	28

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ryan Coleman-Williams	3	27	9.0	23	0
Team	3	27	9.0	23	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Conor Talty	2/2	100.0	41	6/6	12
Team	2/2	100.0	41	6/6	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex Asparuhov	2	104	52.0	0	1	54
Team	2	104	52.0	0	1	54

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