East Carolina can’t hold off undefeated Temple; 7 receptions for Trevon Brown

October 22, 2015

John Rendleman,

GREENVILLE, NC (AP) – P.J. Walker threw a late 23-yard touchdown pass to Robby Anderson, and No. 22 Temple rallied to beat East Carolina 24-14 on Thursday night.

Walker finished 19 of 35 for 250 yards for the Owls (7-0, 4-0 American Athletic Conference). They ensured their first appearance in the Top 25 since 1979 – and the best start in school history – will last a little longer.

East Carolina’s Blake Kemp was 31 of 48 for 272 yards with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Quay Johnson. Chris Hairston added a 1-yard scoring run for the Pirates (4-4, 2-2).

Temple’s Jahad Thomas rushed for two touchdowns, of 2 and 14 yards, the last sealing it with 2:18 to play. The American’s leading rusher finished with just 66 yards – 60 fewer than his average.

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GREENVILLE, NC (ECU GAMES NOTES) —

Game Day Captains: DaShaun Amos, Zeek Bigger, J.T. Boyd, Chris Hairston, Trevian Hicks …
• Consecutive Streaks Extended: Zeek Bigger (21), Quincey McKinny (21), Montese Overton (21), J.T. Boyd (19), Isaiah Jones (11) …
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• DaShaun Amos tallied three tackles (two solo) along with a one-yard TFL in the fourth quarter … Recorded at least one tackle in 24 of 33 career games …
• Zeek Bigger booked a team-best seven tackles (two solo) … Added a pair of half TFLs for minus two yards … Booked multiple stops in 37 of 47 games (five or more
32 times) … Tallied 300 career tackles (142 solo) and needs 12 more to break into the Top 10 on ECU’s all-time list (Zack Valentine/312 from 1975-78 is 10th on the list) …
• Trevon Brown caught seven passes for 77 yards (11.0 ypc) … Hauled down 25 passes for 341 yards and three TDs on the season …
• Davon Grayson caught two passes for 16 yards … Multiple catches in 20 of 27 career games with a career-high seven at MTSU (2013) …
• Chris Hairston scored his eighth TD of the season (7/rush, 1 rcv) and 13th of his career TD (12/rush, 1/rcv) on a one-yard run in the second quarter … Finished the game
with a team-best 65 yards on eight carries with a long of 39 in the first quarter … Added three receptions for 11 yards … Team leader with 525 ground yards as well as
total TDs (eight) and ground scores (seven) …
• Quay Johnson scored his first career TD on a seven-yard catch in the second quarter from Blake Kemp with 18 seconds remaining … Finished with three receptions for
13 yards … Added one kickoff return for 23 yards and one punt for 24 yards …
• Isaiah Jones hauled down a game-high 10 passes for a team-best 106 yards … Now recorded 100-or more yards receiving eight times in his career and three times in
2015 (135/UF and 130/Navy were the others) … Extended streak of catching at least one pass to 31-straight games with his five yard grab in the first quarter … Caught
multiple passes in 33 of 34 career games (none vs. VT in 2013) … Tallied 204 career receptions (third all-time) for 2,135 yards (third all-time) … .
• Blake Kemp came off the bench to complete 31 of 48 passes for 272 yards with one TD score (11th of the season) and one interception (seventh of the year) …
• Montese Overton tallied three tackles (two solo) … Added one of ECU’s three pass breakups and one of four quarterback hurries … Recorded at least one tackle in all
42 games played for the Pirates … Registered multiple stops in 37 of 42 career games …
• Davis Plowman was 2-of-2 on PATs … Missed 40-yard FGA (1Q) snapping strak of four-straight dating back to Navy contest … For his career, he’s 32-of-32 on PATs and
6-of-9 in FGs …
• James Summers made second career start at QB (other was at BYU) … Completetd 2 0f 4 passes for 11 yards … Rushed for a team second-best 29 ground yards (383
on the season) …
• Johnathon White had three tackles (two solo) … All three hits were behind the line of scrimmage (half TFL w/Bigger in the first quarter, solo hit in the third period,
and another half TFL in the fourth w/Demetri McGill) … Tallied minus five yards on his three hits …
• Bryce Williams hauled down five passes for 45 yards … Has caught 50 passes in his last 15 games (38 so far in 2015, which ranks second on the unit) …
Post-Game Individual Notes
No. 22 Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates
Oct. 22, 2015 • Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, N.C.