Houston vs. East Carolina Preview

The Cougars will have their road game finale today against East Carolina at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.

Last Saturday against Temple, Houston running back Stacy Sneed rushed for 143 yards and two scores. The 143-yards were the most by a Cougar since Duke Catalon registered 177 against SMU in 2017. Houston’s defense has also allowed an average of 36.2 points per game, something the Cougars shouldn’t do against East Carolina’s stellar quarterback.

What to know about ECU

East Carolina has one of the best quarterbacks in the American conference this season. Holton Ahlers holds the league’s all-time career this season as Ahler is the lone active FBS quarterback who has passed for 13,000+ yards and rushed for over 1,000 for his overall career.

East Carolina's skill players in QB Holton Ahlers, RB Keaton Mitchell, WR C.J. Johnson, and WR Isaiah Winstead could make Pirate history becoming the first quartet group to have a 3K passer, 1K rusher, and a pair of 1K receivers.

If Houston Wins

This would be Houston's 50th American Athletic Conference victory, helping the Cougars join UCF (57) and Cincinnati (54) as the only programs to reach the milestone.