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Memphis Tigers 41-34 East Carolina Pirates: Game Analysis & Model Review

A 41-34 win for the Memphis Tigers over the East Carolina Pirates in college football, Thursday, October 22: the box score, the top performers and how Goalorithm's model called it.

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Published October 23, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk

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Game report

The Memphis Tigers beat the East Carolina Pirates 41-34 in college football on Thursday, October 22. The Memphis Tigers finished with 1 turnover, while the East Carolina Pirates had 3; the Memphis Tigers won by seven points.

The numbers

The Memphis Tigers gained 484 total yards, including 320 net passing yards and 164 rushing yards. The East Carolina Pirates finished with 421 total yards, with 260 net passing yards and 161 rushing yards.

The Memphis Tigers had 24 first downs and converted 26.7% of third downs; the East Carolina Pirates had 22 first downs and converted 29.4%. Possession lasted 30:59 for the Memphis Tigers and 29:01 for the East Carolina Pirates.

Top performers

For the Memphis Tigers, Marcus Stokes completed 29 of 43 passes for 320 yards, with 3 touchdowns, and Manny Covey ran for 79 yards on 11 carries. Jemyri Davis caught 7 passes for 91 yards, with 2 touchdowns. On defense, Taylor Burton had 2 sacks; Philippe Laforge made 2 of 2 field goals.

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For the East Carolina Pirates, Mitch Griffis completed 14 of 26 passes for 199 yards, with a touchdown and 2 interceptions, and TJ Engleman Jr. ran for 92 yards on 18 carries, with a touchdown. Landon Sides caught 7 passes for 130 yards, with a touchdown. On defense, Preston Carr had a sack; Noah Perez made 4 of 4 field goals.

How the model called it

Before the game, the model gave the Memphis Tigers 88% to win and the East Carolina Pirates 12% to win. Those probabilities were estimates, not certainties. The model’s favorite was the Memphis Tigers to win, and the model's favorite won. On the margin call, the model had the Memphis Tigers by 15.2 points, and they won by seven points, less than projected.

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How this was written: an AI writer drafts the words from Goalorithm's own data. Every figure is filled in from our model and game records, never by the writer, and nothing we don't hold is guessed. Probabilities are model estimates, not certainties.

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college football

Memphis Tigers vs East Carolina Pirates

Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM ET

Final

41–34

The model before the game

Memphis Tigers
88%
East Carolina Pirates
12%

The model's favourite won.

The numbers

Memphis TigersStatisticEast Carolina Pirates
1turnovers3
24first downs22
484total yards421
164rushing yards161
320net passing yards260
30:59time of possession29:01
26.7%third-down conversion rate29.4%
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