App State beat East Carolina 27-24 on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium; the Pirates' last touchdown came with 0:21 to play.
Michael Allen's 2-yard run at 4:11 of the first quarter put East Carolina up 7-0, and James London's 41-yard field goal at 0:44 answered. Malachi Singleton ran 4 yards at 14:17 of the second and Jaquari Lewis 10 yards at 8:44 for a 17-7 lead; Noah Perez's 33-yard field goal at 1:21 made it 17-10 at halftime.
Treyaun Webb's 13-yard run at 12:12 of the third stretched it to 24-10. Mitch Griffis hit Jason Dickerson for a 61-yard touchdown at 10:36, and London's 37-yard field goal at 3:57 put App State up 27-17. Griffis' 7-yard pass to Ja'Keith Hamilton at 0:21 of the fourth was the last score.
Singleton completed 20 of 28 passes for 267 yards, and Sam Pickett III caught four for 86. Lewis ran 17 times for 73 yards. App State held the ball for 36:06, totaled 396 yards and did not turn it over, though it was penalized 13 times for 80 yards. Caleb Sandstrom had two sacks.
Griffis was 21 of 37 for 230 yards with two touchdowns and an interception; Jeremiah Melvin caught seven passes for 94 yards, and Ashton Gray ran 16 times for 99. East Carolina totaled 417 yards but converted 2 of 13 third downs and turned the ball over twice. Attendance was 40,074.
Reporting source: ESPN public site API (game summary) Captured Sep 14, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC