Frog Report Card

Passing Offense: D-
Senior Sean Stilley threw four interceptions and fumbled the ball on a fourth quarter possession. He was not bailed out by his receivers, who dropped several of his passes.

Rushing Offense: B
True freshman Lonta Hobbs ran the ball 22 times for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Junior Ricky Madison had just 28 yards on 12 rushing attempts. Stilley ran the option successfully, rushing 15 times for 55 yards.

Passing Defense: A
East Carolina’s sophomore duo of Paul Troth and Desmond Robinson completed 11 of 36 passes on the TCU secondary. Seniors Kenneth Hilliard, Jason Goss and Jared Smitherman and junior linebacker Josh Goolsby all intercepted a pass.

Rushing Defense: A-
East Carolina fullback Art Brown had 60 rushing yards, 25 on one run. The defense combined for eleven tackles behind the line of scrimmage.

Special Teams: C
Junior kicker Nick Browne missed both field goal attempts, including a 40-yarder to tie the game with 25 seconds remaining. The team also fell victim to a fake punt that went for 37 yards.

— Jay Zuckerman