East Carolina Pirates vs Florida Atlantic Owls

College Football

East Carolina

8-4

42-3

Final

FAU

4-8

Flagler Credit Union Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Downs
Punt
Interception
Punt
Fumble

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ECU	21	21	0	0	42
FAU	3	0	0	0	3

Who won: East Carolina 42-3

The East Carolina Pirates beat the Florida Atlantic Owls 42-3 on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Flagler Credit Union Stadium. The East Carolina outscored the FAU 21-0 in the 2nd quarter. Katin Houser led the East Carolina in passing yards (20/29, 258 YDS, 2 TD). Caden Veltkamp led the FAU in passing yards (19/31, 183 YDS, 2 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

ECUFAU

281st Downs21

12-173rd down efficiency3-15

1-14th down efficiency2-4

512Total Yards338

258Passing299

20/30Comp/Att31/51

8.6Yards per pass5.9

254Rushing39

56Rushing Attempts22

4.5Yards per rush1.8

11-87Penalties5-38

1Turnovers5

1Fumbles lost2

0Interceptions thrown3

34:39Possession25:21

Player of the game

Katin Houser

ECU · 20/29, 258 YDS, 2 TD, 2 RUSH TD

8.9

Win probability

100%ECU final

ECUFAU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00ECU
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:30ECU
No gain on the run
Kneel down by East Carolina at ECU33 for loss of 0 yards
2nd & 11 · 2nd & 11 at ECU 33
Q4 1:11ECU
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by East Carolina at ECU33 for loss of 1 yard
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ECU 34
Q4 1:11
Incomplete to J. Coolman
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass incomplete short middle to #88 J.Coolman thrown to ECU29, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Z. Gibson · 12/20, 116 YDS · 4th & 6 · 4th & 6 at ECU 34
Q4 2:00FAU
Pass reception
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass complete short left to #23 G.Sands caught at ECU35, for 2 yards to the ECU34, out of bounds at ECU34
3rd & 8 at ECU 36
Q4 2:00
Incomplete
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass incomplete short right thrown to ECU36 QB hurried by #98 T.Brazell
Z. Gibson · 12/20, 116 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at ECU 36
Q4 2:00
2 yd completion to G. Sands
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass complete short left to #23 G.Sands caught at ECU37, for 2 yards to the ECU36 (#92 D.Worthen)
Z. Gibson · 12/20, 116 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ECU 38
Q4 2:00
10 yd completion to G. Sands
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass complete short middle to #23 G.Sands caught at ECU44, for 10 yards to the ECU38 (#31 D.Horsley), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Z. Gibson · 12/20, 116 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at ECU 48
Q4 2:00FAU
Timeout
Timeout Florida Atlantic, clock 02:00
Q4 3:39FAU
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass incomplete short right to #20 J.Harriott thrown to ECU50
1st & 10 at ECU 48
Q4 3:39FAU
FLAG
Penalty
PENALTY ECU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#39 A.Ross) 15 yards from FAU37 to ECU48, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
4th & 2 at FAU 37
Q4 3:39FAU
FLAG
Penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass incomplete deep right to #14 J.Card thrown to ECU39 PENALTY ECU Offside 5 yards from FAU32 to FAU37. NO PLAY
4th & 7 at FAU 32
Q4 3:39FAU
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass incomplete short middle to #19 B.Hoch thrown to FAU40 broken up by #31 D.Horsley
3rd & 7 at FAU 32
Q4 3:39
3 yd completion to A. Waseem
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass complete short left to #0 A.Waseem caught at FAU33, for 3 yards to the FAU32 (#13 A.Duncanson)
Z. Gibson · 12/20, 116 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at FAU 29
Q4 3:39
Incomplete to J. Harriott
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass incomplete short middle to #20 J.Harriott thrown to FAU35
Z. Gibson · 12/20, 116 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at FAU 29
Q4 3:39
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Harriott rush middle for 1 yard gain to the FAU29 (#51 E.Powell), 1ST DOWN
J. Harriott · 1 CAR, 1 YDS · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at FAU 28
Q4 3:39
9 yd completion to M. Kirch
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Gibson pass complete short right to #89 M.Kirch caught at FAU20, for 9 yards to the FAU28 (#23 J.Benton)
Z. Gibson · 12/20, 116 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at FAU 19
Q4 3:39
Punt, 0 yds
#48 T.O'Halloran punt 44 yards to the FAU19 fair catch by #0 A.Waseem at FAU19
T. O'Halloran · 4th & 16 · 4th & 16 at ECU 37
Q4 4:30
Stuffed for a loss of 3
Shotgun #0 M.Wright Jr. rush right for 3 yards loss to the ECU37, End Of Play
M. Wright Jr. · 5 CAR, -2 YDS · 3rd & 13 · 3rd & 13 at ECU 40
Q4 4:30ECU
Timeout
Timeout East Carolina, clock 04:30
Q4 7:19
1 yd run
Shotgun #5 P.Jenkins rush middle for 1 yard gain to the ECU40 (#2 W.Denaud; #10 E.Brantley Jr)
P. Jenkins · 5 CAR, 17 YDS · 2nd & 14 · 2nd & 14 at ECU 39
Q4 7:19
Stuffed for a loss of 4
Shotgun #0 M.Wright Jr. rush right for 4 yards loss to the ECU39, End Of Play
M. Wright Jr. · 5 CAR, -2 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ECU 43
Q4 7:19
17 yd run
Shotgun #21 M.Gunn Jr. rush left for 17 yards gain to the ECU43 (#18 Z.Paret), 1ST DOWN
M. Gunn Jr. · 14 CAR, 130 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at ECU 26
Q4 7:19
16 yd run
Shotgun #21 M.Gunn Jr. rush left for 16 yards gain to the ECU26 (#2 W.Denaud), 1ST DOWN
M. Gunn Jr. · 14 CAR, 130 YDS · 2nd & 20 · 2nd & 20 at ECU 10
Q4 2:00
Incomplete to M. Gunn Jr
Shotgun #0 M.Wright Jr. pass incomplete deep right to #21 M.Gunn Jr. thrown to FAU43 broken up by #27 T.Reid
M. Wright Jr. · 0/1, 0 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ECU 10