East Carolina University rolled into its matchup with Temple University riding excitement with the Pirates much improved so far in 2018. That excitement didn’t last long, as the 2017 Pirates showed up in a 49-6 beat down.
Temple had dominated ECU in recent history, but the Pirates almost upset South Florida two weeks prior. So while Temple was favored to win against the Pirates, no one expected ECU to lose by 43.
Count ECU head coach Scottie Montgomery as one of those people surprised by ECU’s performance.
”Absolutely I’m surprised,” Montgomery said. “We practiced really, really hard last week.