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10/10 16:03 CDT Engleman's 43-yard TD run in 4th helps East Carolina beat Rice
28-12
Engleman's 43-yard TD run in 4th helps East Carolina beat Rice 28-12
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) --- TJ Engleman Jr. ran for 136 yards that included
43-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to help East Carolina pull away and
win its American Conference opener with a 28-12 victory over Rice on Saturday.
Engleman's scoring run stretched the East Carolina lead to 21-9. A Julien Davis
interception on the ensuing series set up quarterback Emory Williams' 12-yard
touchdown run three plays later that made it 28-9 with 12:47 to play.
Williams completed 19 of 31 for 143 yards and threw two touchdown passes to Ray
Ray Joseph Jr., who finished with six catches for 68 yards.
Tyvonn Byars ran for 111 yards on 14 carries to lead Rice (1-5, 0-2). His
23-yard touchdown run gave the Owls a 9-7 lead early in the third quarter. Gael
Ochoa and Jacurri Brown were a combined 4-of-14 passing for 69 yards.
Up next
Rice: vs. Tulsa on Saturday.
East Carolina: at UAB on Thursday.
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