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11/06 22:34 CST Andrew Conrad's 55-yard FG with 2 seconds left lifts East
Carolina over South Florida 20-17
Andrew Conrad's 55-yard FG with 2 seconds left lifts East Carolina over South
Florida 20-17
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) --- Andrew Conrad's 55-yard field goal with two seconds
left in the game lifted East Carolina to a 20-17 victory over South Florida on
Friday night.
Emory Williams threw two touchdown passes to Landon Sides for East Carolina.
The Pirates had the advantage in a matchup of two top-50 defenses, holding the
Bulls to 329 total yards. East Carolina had 361 total yards.
Williams' 15-yard touchdown pass to Sides in the final minute of the second
quarter lifted the Pirates into a 10-10 tie at halftime.
Their second connection --- an 8-yarder --- gave the Pirates a 17-10 lead with
6 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. South Florida tied it at 17 on Jason
Collins Jr.'s 1-yard run with about 10 minutes left in the fourth.
The Bulls scored on their opening possession on a 26-yard pass from Luke
Kromenhoek to Bryson Rodgers but did not find the end zone again until the
fourth quarter.
Williams completed 19 of 27 passes for 175 yards. Sides caught 14 passes for
126 yards and Ashton Gray ran for 101 yards for the Pirates (5-4, 3-2 American
Conference).
Kromenhoek was 17-for-21 passing for 179 yards and D.J. Crowther ran for 111
yards for South Florida (6-3, 2-3).
Up next
South Florida: vs. Memphis on Thursday.
East Carolina: at Charlotte on Nov. 14.
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