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
| Katin Houser | 24-37-3 | 314 | 1 | 47 |
| Total | 24-37-1 | 314 | 1 | 47 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
| Cooper Legas | 20-32-1 | 293 | 3 | 50 |
| Kirk Francis | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 20-33-3 | 293 | 3 | 50 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
