2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
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6th Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 23, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Network ESPN/ESPN Radio | | |||||||||||||||||
Announcers | TV: Beth Mowins (play by play), Joey Galloway (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline) Radio: Eamon McAnaney (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline).[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl was an American
East Carolina defeated Ohio, 37–20, by scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter.Teams
This was the first Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl for both Ohio and East Carolina. It was the third meeting between the two schools, both of the previous of which East Carolina won, the most recent of which occurred in 1998.[5] It was the last time a team from the Mid-American Conference went to the game, as the third tie-in will go to the Atlantic Coast Conference from 2014 until at least 2019.[6]
Pregame buildup
East Carolina was heavily favored to win the game, including predictions from all six
Ohio
The Bobcats continued their recent winning ways, finishing 7–5 overall and 4–4 in-conference (tied with the Akron Zips for third place in the MAC East Division). After their season, bowl director Brett Dulaney extended an invitation to play in the game.[11] After starting their season 4–1 (the loss in the opener to number nine Louisville), the Bobcats lost a close game against Central Michigan, and then won two more games before losing three consecutive games, including being shut out 49–0 against Bowling Green, before resoundingly defeating UMass in their season's final game. In addition to being the Ohio's first Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl and their fifth consecutive bowl game.[6]
Offense
Coordinated by Tim Albin, Ohio's offense, which averaged 238.5 passing yards per game (58th in FBS), 136.3 rushing yards per game (96th in FBS), and 28.0 points per game (72nd in FBS),[12] relied heavily on senior quarterback Tyler Tettleton – in games during which he threw for more than 200 yards, Ohio was 6–1, but when he did not, they were just 1–4.[13] His up-and-down season[14] totaled 2623 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions.[15] Sophomore Derrius Vick also contributed, predominantly as a rushing quarterback, totaling 28 rushes for 68 yards and 1 touchdown. Leading the Bobcats' rushing attack, however, was senior Beau Blankenship, who "trudged through a letdown of a season" after entering the season with significant hype;[14] he ultimately totaled 844 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns, eclipsing 100 yards in a game just twice.[16] The backup was fellow senior Ryan Boykin, who rushed for 399 yards and a team-leading 7 rushing touchdowns. Sophomore Daz'mond Patterson was also a contributor in both the rushing and receiving games.[15]
The Bobcats' leading receiver was second team all-conference honoree Donte Foster,[17] who caught 63 passes for 858 yards and 6 touchdowns. Upperclassmen wide receivers Chase Cochran and Matt Waters were second and third respectively in receiving yards, recording 656 and 446 respectively. At tight end, senior Troy Hill caught 19 passes for 253 yards and 2 touchdowns.[15] Walk-on sophomore Josiah Yazdani took over the kicking duties a few games into the season, and was a perfect 12 of 12 on his field goal tries (with a long of 49 yards), one of only four FBS kickers to be perfect, and 28 of 28 on his extra point attempts; he achieved second team all-conference honors.[15][17] Ohio's offensive line was anchored by fifth-year seniors Jon Lechner, a right guard, and Ryan McGrath, a right tackle.[18]
East Carolina
The Pirates continued their recent success, finishing 9–3 overall and 6–2 in-conference, but their "devastating" 59–28 loss to the
Game summary
Broadcast
Broadcast on
First quarter
East Carolina (ECU) got the ball to start the game, and promptly went
Second quarter
At the end of the first quarter, Ohio embarked on a drive during which they gained 26 yards on a
Third quarter
Ohio received the opening second half kickoff, but failed to avenge the first half time of possession deficit (ECU possessed the ball for more than 20 of the 30 minutes in the first half), and quickly punted the ball to ECU, but the Pirates also punted after an ineffective series. On Ohio's ensuing drive, Tettleton took off running on one play, and exited the game with an apparent ankle injury; Vick subsequently entered the game for one play before Tettleton's return. Later on the drive, Ohio converted a fourth down to advance into the red zone; Josiah Yazdani subsequently attempted a 29-yard field goal, which he made, tying the game, to culminate a 16-play, 60-yard drive. After exchanging punts, ECU advanced into Ohio territory on a drive highlighted by a 37-yard pass from Carden to Worthy, but that was decimated once deep in Ohio's territory by a chop block penalty, ultimately forcing the Pirates to settle for a 29-yard field goal attempt that Harvey missed wide right. At the end of the quarter, the game was tied at 17.[23]
Fourth quarter
Early in the quarter, Ohio took its first lead of the game when Yazdani made a 28-yard field goal that culminated a 6-play, 69-yard drive. They surprised ECU on the ensuing kickoff, by attempting an onside kick, which they recovered around midfield. On their subsequent drive, Ohio drove down the field, but stalled around the 30-yard line, and settled for a 45-yard field goal attempt for Yazdani, which he missed, his first miss of the season. On the ensuing drive, ECU took advantage of two 15-yard penalties on Ohio (a personal foul and a pass interference), and Cooper rushed for a touchdown, putting ECU back on top, 24–20. Ohio failed to move the ball on their next drive, and their punt was fair caught in their own territory, setting ECU up with excellent field position, from which they embarked on a drive that culminated when, on a trick play, Carden caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Worthy, putting ECU up 31–20. Tettleton threw an interception on Ohio's ensuing drive that again set up ECU in Ohio's territory, however this time, they did not convert a third down when at their 38-yard line, after which they took a delay of game penalty to give ECU five more yards' room to pin Ohio deep on the punt, but only managed to pin them at their own 16-yard line. On Ohio's next drive, Tettleton rushed for 17 yards on 3rd and 16 to convert for a first down, however on the following series, Tettleton threw another interception; on the return, Ohio committed a personal foul, giving ECU another drive to start in Ohio's territory. Cooper subsequently rushed for a 22-yard touchdown, giving him 198 rushing yards on the day, a career-best. The extra point was blocked, and as such, the game's final score was 37–20.[24]
Scoring summary
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Statistics
Team statistics
Statistics | Ohio | East Carolina |
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First Downs | 21 | 30 |
Total offense, plays - yards | 81 - 435 | 87 - 568 |
Rushes-yards (net) | 107 | 281 |
Passing yards (net) | 328 | 287 |
Passes, Comp-Att-Int | 24 - 44 - 3 | 30 - 46 - 0 |
Time of Possession | 26:33 | 33:27 |
Source:[25]
Individual statistics
Passing
Team | Name | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
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OHIO | Tyler Tettleton | 21 | 40 | 228 | 1 | 3 |
OHIO | Derrius Vick | 3 | 3 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
ECU | Shane Carden | 29 | 45 | 273 | 1 | 0 |
ECU | Cam Worthy | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
Team | Name | Rushes | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Long |
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OHIO | Beau Blankenship | 21 | 66 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 |
OHIO | Daz'mond Patterson | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
OHIO | Tettleton | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
ECU | Vintavious Cooper | 25 | 198 | 7.9 | 2 | 39 |
ECU | Breon Allen | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 1 | 17 |
ECU | Carden | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
Receiving
Team | Name | Receptions | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Long |
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OHIO | Donte Foster | 6 | 160 | 26.7 | 1 | 80 |
OHIO | Patterson | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 1 | 26 |
OHIO | Landon Smith | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 23 |
OHIO | Chase Cochran | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 12 |
OHIO | Troy Mangen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
OHIO | Ian Dixon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
OHIO | Jordan Reid | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
OHIO | Troy Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
ECU | Justin Hardy | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 0 | 15 |
ECU | Isaiah Jones | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
ECU | Worthy | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 37 |
ECU | Bryce Williams | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 27 |
ECU | Breon Allen | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
ECU | Zico Pasut | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 12 |
ECU | Cooper | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 |
ECU | Reese Wiggins | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
ECU | Carden | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 1 | 14 |
- All statistics per ESPN's Box Score of the game.
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