East Carolina Pirates @ Alabama Crimson Tide — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Pirates East Carolina ECU 0-1, 0-1 Away
10
Final
48
Crimson Tide Alabama BAMA 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
ECU 0 7 3 0 10
BAMA 10 28 0 10 48
Top Performers
Passing Yards
M.
M. Griffis QB ECU
137 PASS
K.
K. Russell QB BAMA
249 PASS
Rushing Yards
A.
A. Gray RB ECU
17 RUSH
K.
K. Russell QB BAMA
86 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T.
T. Johnson WR ECU
68 REC
R.
R. Williams WR BAMA
130 REC
Passing
East Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Griffis 10/16 137 1 1 2 84.6
E. Williams 1/3 23 0 0 1 61.8
Alabama
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Russell 17/29 249 0 0 1 86.7
A. Mack 1/2 4 0 0 0 56.3
Rushing
East Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Gray 6 17 2.8 0 9
M. Griffis 5 1 0.2 0 6
T. Engleman 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
M. Allen 6 15 2.5 0 7
E. Williams 2 -2 -1.0 0 1
Alabama
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K. Russell 13 86 6.6 1 23
D. Hill 9 47 5.2 2 10
R. Williams 1 9 9.0 0 9
L. Brooks 1 0 0.0 0 0
E. Crowell 8 39 4.9 1 13
T. Brown 7 15 2.1 1 7
K. Riley 5 15 3.0 0 6
A. Mack 1 6 6.0 0 6
K. Keith 3 12 4.0 0 10
Receiving
East Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
N. Joseph 3 5 23 7.7 0 12 0
J. Melvin 4 4 60 15.0 1 30 0
T. Johnson 1 2 68 68.0 0 68 0
T. Engleman 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
I. S. Flores 2 3 9 4.5 0 5 0
J. Dickerson 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
D. Lorick 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
Alabama
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
K. Russell 1 1 -10 -10.0 0 0 0
D. Hill 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
R. Williams 5 10 130 26.0 0 58 0
L. Brooks 2 2 23 11.5 0 18 0
R. Scott 2 4 21 10.5 0 15 0
E. Crowell 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
D. Meadows 3 4 44 14.7 0 31 0
K. Edwards 2 4 21 10.5 0 20 0
M. Pritchett 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. L. Jr 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
Defense
East Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Merrell 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Gamble 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Ross 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Law 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Hines 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Levells 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Davis 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Johnson 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Robinson 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Pollard 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Roseborough 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. McKinley 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Barker 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Peterson 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Brazell 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
M. Parker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Bowden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Law 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Benton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Collier 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alabama
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
Z. Brown 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y. Pierre 3 2 1 1 1 1 27 1 0
D. Lee 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
B. Hubbard 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Sabb 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. O'Neal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Green 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
L. Metz 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Hill 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Bingley-Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Latham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Reese 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Woodson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Simmons 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Morgan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Henry 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
East Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
N. Perez 1/1 1/1 4 0
Alabama
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Talty 2/2 6/6 12 0
Returns
East Carolina
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Alabama
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
N. Rogers 1 26 26.0 0 26 0
D. Lee 1 28 28.0 0 28 0
R. Scott 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
East Carolina
Alabama
162 Total Yards 480
5 First Downs 27
4 Passing 9
1 Rushing 15
3 Penalty 0
0/9 3rd Down Eff. 8/15
160 Passing Yards 253
2 Rushing Yards 227
1 Turnovers 1
7-61 Penalties 6-29
21:07 Possession 38:53
2/2 Red Zone 6/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 10 10 - 48
10 - 48 6:15
C. Talty FG
10 - 45 14:57
C. Talty XP
10 - 44 14:57
T. Brown TD
Q3 3 - 0 10 - 38
FG N. Perez
10 - 38 10:54
Q2 7 - 28 7 - 38
7 - 38 0:14
C. Talty XP
7 - 37 0:14
K. Russell TD
7 - 31 9:15
C. Talty XP
7 - 30 9:15
Y. Pierre TD
7 - 24 10:02
C. Talty XP
7 - 23 10:02
D. Hill TD
XP N. Perez
7 - 17 13:41
TD J. Melvin
6 - 17 13:41
0 - 17 14:48
C. Talty XP
0 - 16 14:48
D. Hill TD
Q1 0 - 10 0 - 10
0 - 10 4:12
C. Talty XP
0 - 9 4:12
E. Crowell TD
0 - 3 9:30
C. Talty FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: BAMA +38 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m