Week 8 Game Preview: Tulsa Golden Hurricanes at East Carolina Pirates

Week 8 Game Preview: Tulsa Golden Hurricanes at East Carolina Pirates

Tulsa Golden Hurricanes 2-4 (0-3 American) vs. East Carolina Pirates 3-3 (1-1 American)

Date: Thursday, October 16th
Time: 7:30 PM
TV Channel: ESPN
Location: Greenville, NC, Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

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DraftKings Sportsbook Line:

Tulsa: +17.5
ECU: -17.5
O/U: 54.5

2025 Team Stats

Tulsa:

2025 Offense (American Rank)
Total Yards: 368.3 (11)
Passing Yards: 216.3 (7)
Rushing Yards: 152.0 (10)
2025 Defensive (American Rank)
Total Yards Allowed: 384.8 (10)
Passing Yards Allowed: 203.7 (5)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 181.2 (11)
2025 Points Scored: 18.7 (13)
2025 Points Allowed: 26.3 (8)
2025 Ranking: Unranked

ECU:

2025 Offense (American Rank)
Total Yards: 436.7 (5)
Passing Yards: 292.5 (3)
Rushing Yards: 144.2 (11)
2025 Defensive (American Rank)
Total Yards Allowed: 329.8 (2)
Passing Yards Allowed: 215.7 (7)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 114.2 (2)
2025 Points Scored: 28.5 (9)
2025 Points Allowed: 15.5 (1)
2025 Ranking: Unranked

Series History/All-Time Records

All-time head-to-head record: The All-time series is tied 9-9
Current Streak: ECU with a One-game win streak
Last Tulsa win:
November 25th, 2023, 29-27
Last ECU win: November 14th, 2024 38-31

2025 Player Stats

Tulsa

Passing: Baylor Hayes – 77-126, 787 YDS, 4-3 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Dominic Richardson – 112 ATT, 538 YDS, 2 TDS
Receiving: Zion Booker – 35 REC, 294 YDS, 1 TDS
Tackles: Ray Coney – 64 (24-40)
Sacks: J’Dan Burnett – 6
Interceptions: Elijah Green – 5

ECU

Passing: Katin Houser – 142-210, 1,689 YDS, 8-4 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Jake Retzlaff – 60 ATT, 240 YDS, 2 TDS
Receiving: Anthony Smith – 30 REC, 406 YDS, 1 TDS
Tackles: Ja’Marley Riddle – 36 (21-15)
Sacks: Jasiyah Robinson – 2
Interceptions: Rasheed Reason – 1

Next Game:

Tulsa: October 25th – vs. Temple Owls – 3:30 PM EST
ECU: November 1st – at Temple Owls- TBD PM EST

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