Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Carolina | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 Alabama | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Alabama | 10 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 48 |
| East Carolina | Qtr | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 10 |
| 7 | Q2 | 28 |
| 3 | Q3 | 0 |
| 0 | Q4 | 10 |
| 10 | Final | 48 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
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Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q2 13:41 Touchdown East Carolina Jeremiah Melvin Mitch Griffis pass complete to Jeremiah Melvin for 1 yd for a TD (Noah Perez KICK) 7-17
Q2 9:15 Touchdown Alabama Mitch Griffis pass intercepted Yhonzae Pierre return for 27 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK) 7-31
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-2
East Carolina first, 2 meetings since 1998
Series leader
Alabama
Alabama lead 0-2 in 2 meetings since 1998
Widest recent margin
38 points
East Carolina 10-48 Alabama, 2026
Tightest recent margin
1 point
East Carolina 22-23 Alabama, 1998
Highest recent total
58 points
East Carolina 10-48 Alabama, 2026
Head to head
Full rivalry page East Carolina 0 2 meetings since 1998 2 Alabama
Alabama lead 0-2 in 2 meetings since 1998 Series leader: Alabama.
Team stats, this game
East CarolinaAlabama162Total yards487
160Passing yards260
2Rushing yards227
1Turnovers1
1Sacks3
5First downs28
61Penalty yards29
Team stats, 2026 season
East CarolinaAlabama 24.010th Points per game 2nd49.6
25.39th Points allowed 8th20.8
336.012th Total yards per game 6th473.8
5.610th Yards per play 2nd7.2
127.512th Rush yards per game 7th186.4
208.55th Pass yards per game 4th287.4
15.312th First downs per game 7th23.4
25.5%13th Third-down rate 4th49.1%
-210th Turnover margin 1st+7
67th Takeaways 1st13
114th Sacks 3rd16
98th Sacks allowed 12th12
84.513th Penalty yards per game 2nd45.8
24:1914th Time of possession 2nd33:39
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Key players by position
| East Carolina | Pos | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
 Mitch Griffis | QB | Keelon Russell |
 Ashton Gray | RB | Daniel Hill |
 Ray Ray Joseph Jr. | WR | Ryan Coleman-Williams |
 Ismael Smith Flores | TE | Marshall Pritchett |
 Kieran Davis | DL | Devan Thompkins |
 DJ Johnson Jr. | LB | Luke Metz |
 Kevon Merrell Jr. | DB | Red Morgan |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
ECU ALA East Carolina vs Alabama player stats
Passing
| East Carolina | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Griffis | 10/16 | 137 | 1 | 1 |
| Emory Williams | 1/3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keelon Russell | 18/30 | 256 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Mack | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| East Carolina | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Gray | 6 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Michael Allen | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Mitch Griffis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Emory Williams | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 |
| TJ Engleman | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keelon Russell | 13 | 86 | 1 | 23 |
| Daniel Hill | 9 | 47 | 2 | 10 |
| EJ Crowell | 7 | 37 | 1 | 13 |
| Kevin Riley | 6 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
| Trae'shawn Brown | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| Khalifa Keith | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| Ryan Williams | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Austin Mack | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Lotzeir Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| East Carolina | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Johnson | 1 | 68 | 0 | 68 |
| Jeremiah Melvin | 4 | 60 | 1 | 30 |
| Nathaniel Joseph | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Ismael Smith Flores | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Jason Dickerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Williams | 5 | 130 | 0 | 58 |
| Derek Meadows | 3 | 44 | 0 | 31 |
| Lotzeir Brooks | 2 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
| Rico Scott | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
| Kaleb Edwards | 2 | 21 | 0 | 20 |
| EJ Crowell | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Daniel Hill | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Danny Lewis Jr. | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Keelon Russell | 1 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| East Carolina | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crews Law | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevon Merrell | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Pollard | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Levells-Mitchell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jackson Barker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Kamaurri McKinley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Cade Law | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Ross | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zyeir Gamble | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Peterson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Johnson Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yhonzae Pierre | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brayson Hubbard | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dijon Lee Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edric Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Umeozulu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Rydarrius Morgan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Griffin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Luke Metz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedrick Bingley-Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Sabb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| East Carolina | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Perez | 1/1 | 34 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Alabama | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Talty | 2/2 | 41 | 6/6 | 12 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
East Carolina: last 15 games before this one
10-5 in the last 15 · 31.4 scored · 21.1 allowed
LOST 20-34 scored 20 · allowed 34 See game WON 26-21 scored 26 · allowed 21 See game LOST 17-24 scored 17 · allowed 24 See game WON 56-3 scored 56 · allowed 3 See game WON 38-0 scored 38 · allowed 0 See game LOST 13-34 scored 13 · allowed 34 See game WON 28-6 scored 28 · allowed 6 See game LOST 19-26 scored 19 · allowed 26 See game WON 41-27 scored 41 · allowed 27 See game WON 45-14 scored 45 · allowed 14 See game WON 48-22 scored 48 · allowed 22 See game WON 31-27 scored 31 · allowed 27 See game LOST 24-58 scored 24 · allowed 58 See game WON 42-3 scored 42 · allowed 3 See game WON 23-17 scored 23 · allowed 17 See game
Alabama: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 29.5 scored · 19.2 allowed
LOST 17-31 scored 17 · allowed 31 See game WON 73-0 scored 73 · allowed 0 See game WON 38-14 scored 38 · allowed 14 See game WON 24-21 scored 24 · allowed 21 See game WON 30-14 scored 30 · allowed 14 See game WON 27-24 scored 27 · allowed 24 See game WON 37-20 scored 37 · allowed 20 See game WON 29-22 scored 29 · allowed 22 See game WON 20-9 scored 20 · allowed 9 See game LOST 21-23 scored 21 · allowed 23 See game WON 56-0 scored 56 · allowed 0 See game WON 27-20 scored 27 · allowed 20 See game LOST 7-28 scored 7 · allowed 28 See game WON 34-24 scored 34 · allowed 24 See game LOST 3-38 scored 3 · allowed 38 See game
The matchup
| East Carolina | Split | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 2026 record entering | 0-0 |
Recent meetings
2026
East Carolina 10 : 48 Alabama
10 : 48 Alabama 1998
East Carolina 22 : 23 Alabama
22 : 23 Alabama East Carolina · QB Mitch Griffis Pass yards
425
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
36-67
INT
2
Engleman rush
250 yds
Joseph rec
199 yds
Alabama · QB Keelon Russell Pass yards
1414
Pass TD
11
Comp-Att
94-132
INT
2
Hill rush
247 yds
Williams rec
376 yds
7 
Cole Hodge QB 9 
Emory Williams QB 11 Daulton Phalines QB 12 Mitch Griffis QB 13 
Trey Burke QB 3 Ashton Gray RB 4 
TJ Engleman Jr. RB 5 
DeJuan Lacy RB 21 
Michael Allen RB 22 
Michael Beatty RB 23 Meliq Mcgowan RB 26 
DaMari Gantt RB 0 
Kyler Pearson WR 1 Ray Ray Joseph Jr. WR 2 
Tyler Johnson WR 7 
Landon Sides WR 10 
Brock Spalding WR 11 
Jeremiah Melvin WR 14 
Dillon Lorick WR 15 
Ja'Keith Hamilton WR 17 
Johnny Williams WR 19 
Jaquaize Pettaway WR 24 
Jason Dickerson WR 80 
Ty Johnson WR 81 
Mason Scott WR 84 
Connor Hodge WR 87 
Trenton Cloud WR 88 
Dawson Quarterman WR 6 
Kanen Hamlett TE 8 Ismael Smith Flores TE 45 
Mason Brown TE 82 
Gage Reale TE 85 
Stephen Collier TE 86 
Kaleb Morrow TE 89 Jacob Holland TE 50 
Joshua Battle OL 52 Zach Caulder OL 54 
Niko Paic OL 55 
Ethan Kramer OL 56 
Bryson Esser OL 57 
Ian Hemilright OL 58 
Brandon Best OL 59 
Xavier Massey OL 61 Brooks Culp OL 63 Alex Luebke OL 65 Preston Broadway OL 66 
Marleo Neolien OL 67 
Cayman Reynolds OL 68 
Tre Hardison OL 69 
Kendall Walton OL 71 
Bryce Weaver OL 72 
Christian Harris OL 73 
Karson Jones OL 74 
Jeremiah Williams OL 75 
Hayes Creel OL 77 
Ja'Vaughn Hargett OL 78 
Peyton Reeder OL 79 Justin Garrard OL 0 
Jasiyah Robinson DL 5 Kieran Davis DL 9 
J.D. Lampley DL 9 
Kendrick DuJour DL 33 
Terande Spencer DL 40 
Dylon Worthen DL 44 
Preston Carr DL 50 
Evan Powell DL 51 
Zyon Ratchford DL 55 
Dominick Moody DL 88 
Rion Roseborough DL 90 
Josiah Dwyer DL 91 
Miles Parker DL 94 
Javon Williams DL 95 
Ethan Wilson DL 97 
Jacoby Martin DL 98 
Torin Brazell DL 99 
Kelton Smith DL 1 
Jackson Barker LB 10 
Crews Law LB 11 DJ Johnson Jr. LB 20 
Cade Law LB 32 
LJ Porter LB 35 
Landon Lewis LB 41 
Jayden Olden LB 42 
Julien Davis LB 43 
Jordan Miles LB 49 
Chad Fairchild LB 53 Matt Payes LB 59 
Reagan Printy LB 2 
Jaylen Bowden DB 3 
Zyeir Gamble DB 4 Kevon Merrell Jr. DB 6 
DeMarius Hines DB 7 Ashton Levells-Mitchell DB 8 
Kamaurri McKinley DB 12 
Myles Pollard DB 13 
Ayden Duncanson DB 14 
Derrion Horsley DB 15 
Christian Peterson DB 17 
Rae'mon Mosby DB 19 
Jurnee Lattimore DB 21 
Jonathan Akins DB 22 
Angelo Ross DB 23 
Josh Benton DB 23 
Tavius Horne Jr. DB 24 
Durante Speer DB 25 
Callaway Williams DB 26 
Alex Moye DB 27 
Miles Gaddy DB 28 
David Coleman Jr. DB 31 
Djimon Mclendon DB 34 
Adam Cole DB 37 
Amare Mack DB 38 Riley Robinson DB 43 
Noah Perez PK 93 
Everett Scott PK 95 
Andrew Conrad PK 48 
Tomas O'Halloran P 83 
Elliot Huether P 53 
Blake Shirley LS 97 
Cole Walker LS
Cole Hodge QB 9 Emory Williams QB 11 Daulton Phalines QB 12 Mitch Griffis QB 13 Trey Burke QB 3 Ashton Gray RB 4 TJ Engleman Jr. RB 5 DeJuan Lacy RB 21 Michael Allen RB 22 Michael Beatty RB 23 Meliq Mcgowan RB 26 DaMari Gantt RB 0 Kyler Pearson WR 1 Ray Ray Joseph Jr. WR 2 Tyler Johnson WR 7 Landon Sides WR 10 Brock Spalding WR 11 Jeremiah Melvin WR 14 Dillon Lorick WR 15 Ja'Keith Hamilton WR 17 Johnny Williams WR 19 Jaquaize Pettaway WR 24 Jason Dickerson WR 80 Ty Johnson WR 81 Mason Scott WR 84 Connor Hodge WR 87 Trenton Cloud WR 88 Dawson Quarterman WR 6 Kanen Hamlett TE 8 Ismael Smith Flores TE 45 Mason Brown TE 82 Gage Reale TE 85 Stephen Collier TE 86 Kaleb Morrow TE 89 Jacob Holland TE 50 Joshua Battle OL 52 Zach Caulder OL 54 Niko Paic OL 55 Ethan Kramer OL 56 Bryson Esser OL 57 Ian Hemilright OL 58 Brandon Best OL 59 Xavier Massey OL 61 Brooks Culp OL 63 Alex Luebke OL 65 Preston Broadway OL 66 Marleo Neolien OL 67 Cayman Reynolds OL 68 Tre Hardison OL 69 Kendall Walton OL 71 Bryce Weaver OL 72 Christian Harris OL 73 Karson Jones OL 74 Jeremiah Williams OL 75 Hayes Creel OL 77 Ja'Vaughn Hargett OL 78 Peyton Reeder OL 79 Justin Garrard OL 0 Jasiyah Robinson DL 5 Kieran Davis DL 9 J.D. Lampley DL 9 Kendrick DuJour DL 33 Terande Spencer DL 40 Dylon Worthen DL 44 Preston Carr DL 50 Evan Powell DL 51 Zyon Ratchford DL 55 Dominick Moody DL 88 Rion Roseborough DL 90 Josiah Dwyer DL 91 Miles Parker DL 94 Javon Williams DL 95 Ethan Wilson DL 97 Jacoby Martin DL 98 Torin Brazell DL 99 Kelton Smith DL 1 Jackson Barker LB 10 Crews Law LB 11 DJ Johnson Jr. LB 20 Cade Law LB 32 LJ Porter LB 35 Landon Lewis LB 41 Jayden Olden LB 42 Julien Davis LB 43 Jordan Miles LB 49 Chad Fairchild LB 53 Matt Payes LB 59 Reagan Printy LB 2 Jaylen Bowden DB 3 Zyeir Gamble DB 4 Kevon Merrell Jr. DB 6 DeMarius Hines DB 7 Ashton Levells-Mitchell DB 8 Kamaurri McKinley DB 12 Myles Pollard DB 13 Ayden Duncanson DB 14 Derrion Horsley DB 15 Christian Peterson DB 17 Rae'mon Mosby DB 19 Jurnee Lattimore DB 21 Jonathan Akins DB 22 Angelo Ross DB 23 Josh Benton DB 23 Tavius Horne Jr. DB 24 Durante Speer DB 25 Callaway Williams DB 26 Alex Moye DB 27 Miles Gaddy DB 28 David Coleman Jr. DB 31 Djimon Mclendon DB 34 Adam Cole DB 37 Amare Mack DB 38 Riley Robinson DB 43 Noah Perez PK 93 Everett Scott PK 95 Andrew Conrad PK 48 Tomas O'Halloran P 83 Elliot Huether P 53 Blake Shirley LS 97 Cole Walker LS 10 Austin Mack QB 11 Tayden-Evan Kaawa QB 12 Keelon Russell QB 13 John Gazzaniga QB 15 Jett Thomalla QB 19 John Cooper QB 0 AK Dear RB 4 Daniel Hill RB 6 Kevin Riley RB 13 EJ Crowell RB 17 Trae'shawn Brown RB 20 Khalifa Keith RB 25 J'Alan Terry RB 29 Fredrick Moore RB 29 Jaron Jackson RB 36 TC Washington RB 1 Ryan Coleman-Williams WR 3 Lotzeir Brooks WR 5 Noah Rogers WR 7 Rico Scott WR 8 Cederian Morgan WR 14 Tyler Henderson WR 21 Maurice Mathis Jr. WR 23 MJ Chirgwin WR 24 Amari Sabb WR 26 Aubrey Walker WR 27 Elijah Murray WR 30 Derek Meadows WR 31 Cooper Mollison WR 33 Preston Landry WR 37 Tailan Hall WR 42 Ben Jackson WR 83 Warner Ross WR 9 Marshall Pritchett TE 18 Mack Sutter TE 40 Josh Ford TE 46 Peyton Fox TE 80 Jaxon Shuttlesworth TE 81 Kaleb Edwards TE 85 Jack Sammarco TE 86 Jude Cascone TE 87 Danny Lewis TE 88 Jay Lindsey TE 50 Casey Poe OL 52 Mal Waldrep Jr. OL 53 Mac Smith OL 54 Jayvin James OL 55 Racin Delgatty OL 57 Bear Fretwell OL 59 JD Martin OL 62 Davis Peterson OL 63 Bryson Cooley OL 64 Michael Carroll OL 65 Tyrell Miller OL 66 Jared Graham OL 68 Billy Roby OL 69 Baker Hickman OL 70 William Sanders OL 71 Nick Brooks OL 72 Ty Haywood OL 73 Chris Booker OL 75 Ethan Fields OL 77 Jackson Lloyd OL 79 Kaden Strayhorn OL 1 Devan Thompkins DL 14 Fatutoa Henry DL 22 Kedrick Bingley-Jones DL 25 Steve Bolo Mboumoua DL 26 Mhari Johnson DL 32 Corey Howard Jr. DL 44 Nolan Wilson DL 88 Isaia Faga DL 90 London Simmons DL 91 Caleb Smith DL 92 Jeremiah Beaman DL 93 Malique Franklin DL 94 Edric Hill DL 95 Leslie Black DL 99 Terrance Green DL 0 Yhonzae Pierre LB 4 Luke Metz LB 7 Caleb Woodson LB 8 Justin Hill LB 9 Desmond Umeozulu LB 11 Xavier Griffin LB 15 Duke Johnson II LB 20 Jah-Marien Latham LB 23 Cayden Jones LB 30 Bubba Odom LB 34 Zay Hall LB 35 Abduall Sanders Jr. LB 36 QB Reese LB 39 Jake Ivie LB 40 Torin Craig LB 41 Jamarion Matthews LB 82 Lane Whisenhunt LB 2 Zabien Brown DB 3 Keon Sabb DB 5 Dijon Lee Jr. DB 6 Red Morgan DB 10 Jireh Edwards DB 12 Zavier Mincey DB 13 Ivan Taylor DB 16 Jorden Edmonds DB 17 Zyan Gibson DB 18 Bray Hubbard DB 19 Chuck McDonald III DB 21 Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. DB 24 Rihyael Kelley DB 27 Walter Sansing III DB 28 Carmelo O'Neal DB 29 Nick Sherman DB 31 George French II DB 32 Griffin Hanson DB 34 London Hill DB 38 Brody McCutcheon DB 43 Camryn Gable DB 31 Conor Talty PK 90 Lorcan Quinn PK 98 Tucker Cornelius PK 32 Alex Asparuhov P 33 Adam Watford P 95 Anderson Green P 45 Jay Williams LS 47 Eli Deutsch LS 55 Alex Rozier LS 61 Ethan Stangle LS
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East Carolina vs Alabama: result and recap
East Carolina Pirates vs Alabama Crimson Tide finished 10 - 48 on September 5, 2026. This American Conference game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the East Carolina and Alabama team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the American Conference rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of East Carolina vs Alabama?
East Carolina Pirates vs Alabama Crimson Tide finished 10 - 48. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led East Carolina vs Alabama in passing, rushing and receiving?
Keelon Russell (Alabama) led passers with 256 yards. Keelon Russell (Alabama) led rushers with 86 yards. Ryan Williams (Alabama) led receivers with 130 yards on 5 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did East Carolina play Alabama?
This East Carolina vs Alabama game was played on September 5, 2026 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.