East Carolina vs Tulsa: Box score, stats and summary feat. Katin Houser (Week 12)

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-6, 1-4 AAC) entered Thursday's AAC matchup against the East Carolina Pirates (5-4, 3-2), hoping to get their fifth straight head-on victory. Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa hosted the game, where the road team, East Carolina, was favored by over 15 points.

The game was a nail-biter. After being down 14-3, the Golden Hurricane stormed back into the contest in the second quarter, scoring 14 points to tie the game 17-17 going into halftime. Both teams scored a touchdown drive each in the third and in the finale, the Pirates prevailed outscoring the Golden Hurricane by a touchdown drive.

East Carolina vs Tulsa: Box Score

Team	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter	Final
East Carolina	7	10	7	14	38
Tulsa	3	14	7	7	31

East Carolina Pirates stats

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Katin Houser	24-37-3	314	1	47
Total	24-37-1	314	1	47

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Tyler Savage	1	9	0	9
Anthony Smith	3	84	0	47
Chase Sowell	3	75	0	37
Winston Wright Jr.	9	68	1	27
Yannick Smith	4	62	0	27
Jhari Patterson	2	5	0	5
Rahjai Harris	2	11	0	7
Total	24	314	1	47

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	TD	LONG
Winston Wright Jr.	3	6	0	10
Marlon Gunn Jr.	8	52	1	20
Katin Houser	9	29	0	10
London Montgomery	4	21	1	16
Rahjai Harris	18	114	2	24
Total	42	222	4	24

KICKING	FG-FGA	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Conrad	1/1	52	3	6

DEFENSE	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	INT	FF	FR
Luke Larsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jhari Patterson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Winston Wright Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devon King	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Raheim Jeter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Stephens	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Katin Houser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Sowell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin Gibson	5	2	0	0.5	0	0	0
Desirrio Riles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Dankah	3	2	0	1	1	0	0
Jayvontay Conner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Savage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J.D. Lampley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Edwards III	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Wilson-Lamp	6	3	0	0	0	1	0
Omar Rogers	9	6	1	1	0	0	1
Yannick Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DeMarius Hines	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marlon Gunn Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Huff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ja'Marley Riddle	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dameon Wilson	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tymir Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kingston McKinstry	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Brown-Murray	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevon Merrell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryheem Craig	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Zakye Barker	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Barker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
London Montgomery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Holmes	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Holmes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Turner III	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Johnson Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julien Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Moye	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rahjai Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Harper	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Benton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kieren Davis	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Perry	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Parker Moorer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Suirad Ware	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zion Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D'Anta Johnson	2	1	0	1.5	0	0	0
Emmanuel Poku	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayson Tarpeh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jimarion McCrimon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dustyn Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Weaver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hampton Ergle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Morris	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
CJ Mims	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaden McKenzie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Everett Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Conrad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	72	38	1	6	1	1	1

Tulsa Golden Hurricane stats

PASSING	CP-ATT-INT	YDS	TD	LONG
Cooper Legas	20-32-1	293	3	50
Kirk Francis	0-1-0	0	0
Total	20-33-3	293	3	50

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Grayson Tempest	1	7	0	7
Connor Vaughn	1	7	0	7
Luke McGary	4	48	0	32
Zion Steptoe	2	31	0	24
Ethan Hall	1	3	0	3
Lloyd Avant	1	18	0	18
Joseph Williams	5	158	3	50
Kamdyn Benjamin	3	11	0	5
Bill Jackson	2	10	0	9
Total	20	293	3	50

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	TD	LONG
Kamdyn Benjamin	1	5	0	5
Cooper Legas	13	43	0	14
Anthony Watkins	1	4	0	4
Kirk Francis	1	-3	0
Bill Jackson	10	22	0	11
Lloyd Avant	7	20	0	7
Viron Ellison Jr.	3	15	0	14
Total	36	106	0	14

DEFENSE	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	INT	FF	FR
Angus Davies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Jackson	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dayne Hodge	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Braylin Presley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jehlen Cannady	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Champ Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Legas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keuan Parker	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Malachai Jones	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Emmers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zion Steptoe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Green	4	4	0	0	1	0	0
Issac Covington	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen Kittleman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dax Collins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Seth Morgan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kirk Francis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NuNu Campbell	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ashton Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Robinson	4	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kamdyn Benjamin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Williams	5	2	0	1	0	0	0
Gavin Potter	10	4	0	1	0	0	0
Grayson Tempest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Marcheselli	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Thompson Jr.	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Viron Ellison Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Watkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buddha Garrett	7	3	0	0	1	0	1
Lloyd Avant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Neilsen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Potts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georderrial Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maruio White Jr.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vontroy Malone	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reed Malphurs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Parker Stone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aquavious Dunbar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaxon Lee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Matthews	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ender Aguilar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kasen Carpenter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Johnston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walter Young Bear	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Owen Ostroski	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reynard Burnett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Morris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tai Newhouse	6	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Jack Tanner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brody Duffel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connor Vaughn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jewlyen Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke McGary	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Ford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Hjelle	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Amieh Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Berry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R.J. Jackson Jr.	6	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Brody Reese	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	82	38	1	4	3	1	1

KICKING	FG-FGA	LONG	XP	PTS
Seth Morgan	1/2	47	4	7

East Carolina vs Tulsa Game Summary

East Carolina rallied late to secure a 38-31 victory over Tulsa in a close matchup, with key plays from both sides keeping the game tight until the final minutes.

1st Quarter:

Tulsa opened with a 47-yard field goal by Seth Morgan.

East Carolina responded with a four-yard touchdown pass from Katin Houser to Winston Wright Jr.

Score: East Carolina 7, Tulsa 3.

2nd Quarter:

East Carolina extended their lead with a one-yard rushing touchdown by Marlon Gunn Jr.

Tulsa answered with a 39-yard touchdown pass from Cooper Legas to Joseph Williams and quickly followed with a 30-yard interception return by Keuan Parker to take the lead.

East Carolina closed the half with a 52-yard field goal by Andrew Conrad.

Halftime Score: Tied 17-17.

3rd Quarter:

East Carolina reclaimed the lead with a 16-yard rushing touchdown by London Montgomery.

Tulsa countered with another 14-yard touchdown pass to Joseph Williams from Legas.

Score: Tied 24-24.

4th Quarter:

Tulsa took the lead with a big 50-yard touchdown pass from Legas to Joseph Williams.

East Carolina responded with a 23-yard rushing touchdown by Rahjai Harris, though the PAT failed.

Harris scored again with a 24-yard run, adding a successful two-point conversion to give East Carolina the lead.

Final Score: East Carolina 38, Tulsa 31.

Key Performers:

East Carolina: Rahjai Harris dominated late with back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

Tulsa: Cooper Legas and Joseph Williams connected on multiple explosive passing plays, keeping the Golden Hurricane in the game.