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ECU's Ahlers throws Birmingham Bowl-record 5 TD passes

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (AP) Holton Ahlers threw a Birmingham Bowl-record five touchdown passes and accounted for a game-record six TDs to help East Carolina beat Coastal Carolina 53-29 in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium.

Ahlers, selected the game MVP, threw for 300 yards on 26-of-38 passing, rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown and caught a pass for 14 yards for the Pirates (8-5).

"I was locked in," Ahlers said. "Anytime you have a month to prepare for a game, you better be locked in and play good. We had a good plan to get some quick throws early and get the receivers going. They did a really good job."

ECU's Ahlers throws Birmingham Bowl-record 5 TD passes

Leaders
Passing Yards:	H. Ahlers	3708
Passing TDs:	H. Ahlers	28
Rushing Yards:	K. Mitchell	1452
Rushing TDs:	K. Mitchell	14
Receiving Yards:	I. Winstead	1085
Receiving TDs:	C. Johnson	10
Interceptions:	M. Fleming	3

Schedule 2022
Date	Opponent	Result / Time
9/3	vs. 13 North Carolina State	L 20 - 21
9/10	vs. Old Dominion	W 39 - 21
9/17	vs. Campbell	W 49 - 10
9/24	vs. Navy	L 20 - 23
10/1	at South Florida	W 48 - 28
10/8	at Tulane	L 9 - 24
10/15	vs. Memphis	W 47 - 45
10/22	vs. UCF	W 34 - 13
10/28	at BYU	W 27 - 24
11/11	at Cincinnati	L 25 - 27
11/19	vs. Houston	L 3 - 42
11/26	at Temple	W 49 - 46
12/27	vs. Coastal Carolina	W 53 - 29

American Athletic Conference
	Conference	Overall
16 Tulane	7-1	12-2
UCF	6-2	9-5
Cincinnati	6-2	9-4
Southern Methodist	5-3	7-6
Houston	5-3	8-5
Navy	4-4	4-8
East Carolina	4-4	8-5
Memphis	3-5	7-6
Tulsa	3-5	5-7
Temple	1-7	3-9
South Florida	0-8	1-11

Offense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	5994 (26)
Passing Yards:	3783 (20)
Rushing Yards:	2211 (52)
Points per game:	32.5 (37)
Yards per game:	461.1 (23)
Touchdowns:	53 (34)
Field Goals:	13 (87)

Defense (FBS Rank)
Yards:	5318 (107)
Passing Yards:	3806 (135)
Rushing Yards:	1512 (25)
Points per game:	27.2 (75)
Yards per game:	409.1 (98)
Touchdowns:	42 (90)
Field Goals:	14 (63)

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