Sat, Oct 10, 4:00 PM ET· Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Rest 7d / 14dTravel 1,124 mi / 0 miForecast: 72°F · wind 11 mph · Partially cloudy
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2026 · TraditionalEast Carolina · 7 of 9
329.2
Yards / game
336.0
2.05
Points / drive
2.08
2.4
TDs / game
2.5
31.7
3rd-down %
25.5
60.0
RZ TD %
46.2
-0.6
Turnover margin
-0.5
1.4
Sacks / game
2.8
5.4
TFL / game
9.8
10.4
Havoc / game
15.8
23.2 / 76.8
Pass / Rush split
47.7 / 52.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Rice has the ball
Rice's early-down offense ranks 79th of 138. East Carolina's early-down defense ranks 19th of 138.
Rice's passing-down offense ranks 121st of 138. East Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 49th of 138.
Rice's third-down offense ranks 114th of 138. East Carolina's third-down defense ranks 58th of 138.
Rice's red-zone offense ranks 88th of 138. East Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 106th of 138.
When East Carolina has the ball
East Carolina's early-down offense ranks 76th of 138. Rice's early-down defense ranks 97th of 138.
East Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 138th of 138. Rice's passing-down defense ranks 129th of 138.
East Carolina's third-down offense ranks 136th of 138. Rice's third-down defense ranks 114th of 138.
East Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 120th of 138. Rice's red-zone defense ranks 48th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.050 last 3 vs -0.111 season (+0.161)
▼Defense form0.122 last 3 vs 0.039 season (+0.083)
Offense formabout the same(-0.023 last 3 vs -0.040 season)
▲Defense form-0.337 last 3 vs -0.169 season (-0.167)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJacurri Brown — 410 yd, 3 TD
RushingJacurri Brown — 495 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingBarry Jackson Jr. — 102 yd, 1 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingMitch Griffis — 425 yd, 3 TD
RushingTJ Engleman Jr. — 250 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingRay Ray Joseph Jr. — 199 yd, 0 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Rice offense
79thof 138-0.008211 plays
vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
19thof 138-0.165Rice defense · allowed
97thof 1380.021vs
East Carolina offense
76thof 138-0.002152 plays
Passing downs
Rice offense
121stof 138-0.178101 plays
vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
49thof 138-0.084118 plays
Rice defense · allowed
129thof 1380.262117 plays
vs
East Carolina offense
138thof 138-0.51781 plays
Third down
Rice offense
114thof 138-0.16163 plays
vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
58thof 138-0.05162 plays
Rice defense · allowed
114thof 1380.23468 plays
vs
East Carolina offense
136thof 138-0.46446 plays · small sample
Red zone
Rice offense
88thof 138-0.04026 plays · small sample
vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
106thof 1380.12835 plays · small sample
Rice defense · allowed
48thof 138-0.13555 plays · small sample
vs
East Carolina offense
120thof 138-0.30133 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Rice offense
104thof 13842.7%vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
40thof 13836.7%Rice defense · allowed
129thof 13853.9%vs
East Carolina offense
128thof 13836.2%Away
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Rice Offense vs East Carolina DefenseEast Carolina · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.10#92
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#650.03
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.003#72
280 plays
EPA/Play
#29-0.125
allowed · 209 plays
-0.183#119
65 plays
EPA/Pass
#33-0.141
allowed · 76 plays
0.059#59
215 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#36-0.117
allowed · 133 plays
48.6%#51
280 plays
Success Rate
#4842.6%
allowed · 209 plays
38.5%#122
Pass Success Rate
#1636.1%
allowed
51.6%#36
Rush Success Rate
#5645.3%
allowed
42.7%#104
Available Yards %
#4036.7%
allowed
74.9#133
Net Field Position
#8770.4
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.008#79
211 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#19-0.165
allowed
6.7#51
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#58.8
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Rice Defense vs East Carolina OffenseEast Carolina · 8 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.15#113
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#93-0.12
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.052#106
allowed · 271 plays
EPA/Play
#109-0.079
189 plays
-0.066#64
allowed · 116 plays
EPA/Pass
#100-0.108
87 plays
0.139#122
allowed · 155 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#102-0.054
102 plays
45.4%#71
allowed · 271 plays
Success Rate
#3749.7%
189 plays
46.4%#109
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#2950.6%
45.7%#62
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#6049.0%
53.9%#129
allowed
Available Yards %
#12836.2%
66.0#134
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12473.5
0.021#97
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#76-0.002
152 plays
7.2#70
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1277.9
2026 · Situational EPARice · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.012
283 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.078
190 plays
0.069
267 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.151
214 plays
-0.040
26 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.301
33 plays · small sample
-0.135
55 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.128
35 plays · small sample
-0.161
63 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.464
46 plays · small sample
0.234
68 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.051
62 plays