An impressive offensive outburst in the first half equaled a big win for East Carolina in its 2020 season finale as the Pirates posted a 52-38 American Athletic Conference victory over SMU Saturday afternoon at a sun-splashed Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
The offensive output marked the highest of the Mike Houston era and the most for ECU against an AAC opponent since a 55-point effort against Connecticut in 2018. The Pirates (3-6, 3-5 AAC) picked up their first victory over the Mustangs (7-3, 4-3 AAC) since 2015 and notched consecutive wins over league opponents for the first time since beating Tulane and Tulsa back in 2014.