TAMPA, Fla. – East Carolina stiffened defensively in the second half Saturday night on the way to a 44-24 American Athletic Conference victory over USF at Raymond James Stadium.
ECU (1-2, 1-1 AAC) knocked off USF (1-3, 0-2 AAC) for the first time since 2014 and the Pirates emerged victorious against an AAC opponent other than Connecticut for the first time since downing Cincinnati 48-20 back on Nov. 18, 2017 in Greenville.
A bit of history was made during the contest as senior placekicker Jake Verity became East Carolina's all-time leading scorer. He converted three field goals and five extra points to push his career point total to 309 – surpassing Warren Harvey's (2012-14) 300.