East Carolina squares off against UAB in AAC play

East Carolina (3-2) at UAB (3-3), Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: East Carolina by 5.5. Against the spread: East Carolina 2-3, UAB 2-3-1.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

East Carolina Offense

Overall: 344.0 yards per game (106th in FBS)

Passing: 195.2 yards per game (99th)

Rushing: 148.8 yards per game (81st)

Scoring: 24.8 points per game (94th)

East Carolina Defense

Overall: 319.6 yards per game (39th in FBS)

Passing: 172.6 yards per game (25th)

Rushing: 147.0 yards per game (77th)

Scoring: 22.6 points per game (63rd)

UAB Offense

Overall: 335.3 yards per game (111th in FBS)

Passing: 155.8 yards per game (129th)

Rushing: 179.5 yards per game (51st)

Scoring: 22.2 points per game (108th)

UAB Defense

Overall: 316.2 yards per game (37th in FBS)

Passing: 126.0 yards per game (2nd)

Rushing: 190.2 yards per game (123rd)

Scoring: 25.8 points per game (91st)

East Carolina is 132nd in third down percentage, converting 27.0% of the time.

East Carolina is 116th in the FBS averaging 70.6 penalty yards per game, compared to UAB's 59th-ranked 54.5 per-game average.

Both teams have weak red zone defenses. UAB is 135th in FBS, allowing opponents to score on 100.0% of trips. East Carolina's red zone defense ranks 125th, with opponents scoring on 94.1% of red zone trips.

East Carolina is 136th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 25:30, compared to UAB's 38th-ranked average of 31:46.

Team leaders

East Carolina

Passing: Emory Williams, 529 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 64.9 completion percentage

Rushing: TJ Engleman Jr., 386 yards on 45 carries, 3 TDs

Receiving: Ray Ray Joseph, 267 yards on 25 catches, 2 TDs

UAB

Passing: Ryder Burton, 922 yards, 4 TDs, 5 INTs, 55.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Roderick Robinson II, 403 yards on 93 carries, 0 TDs

Receiving: Tiaquelin Mims, 302 yards on 17 catches, 1 TD

Last game

East Carolina defeated Rice 28-12 on Oct. 10. Williams led East Carolina with 143 yards on 19-of-31 passing (61.3%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball six times for 23 yards and one rushing touchdown. Engleman carried the ball 14 times for 136 yards and scored one touchdown, adding two receptions for 10 yards. Joseph recorded 68 yards on six catches with two touchdowns.

UAB fell to Memphis 38-13 on Oct. 10. Burton led UAB with 131 yards on 10-of-20 passing (50.0%) for no touchdowns and one interception. Robinson had 65 rushing yards on 19 carries, adding one reception for five yards. Mims had three receptions for 79 yards.

Next game

East Carolina plays at Memphis on Oct. 22. UAB plays at South Florida on Oct. 31.