Andrew Conrad's 55-yard FG with 2 seconds left lifts East Carolina over South Florida 20-17

Published Nov. 6, 2026 11:34 p.m. ET

Associated Press

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Andrew Conrad's 55-yard field goal with two seconds left in the game lifted East Carolina to a 20-17 victory over South Florida on Friday night.

Emory Williams threw two touchdown passes to Landon Sides for East Carolina.

The Pirates had the advantage in a matchup of two top-50 defenses, holding the Bulls to 329 total yards. East Carolina had 361 total yards.

Williams' 15-yard touchdown pass to Sides in the final minute of the second quarter lifted the Pirates into a 10-10 tie at halftime.

Their second connection — an 8-yarder — gave the Pirates a 17-10 lead with 6 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter. South Florida tied it at 17 on Jason Collins Jr.'s 1-yard run with about 10 minutes left in the fourth.

The Bulls scored on their opening possession on a 26-yard pass from Luke Kromenhoek to Bryson Rodgers but did not find the end zone again until the fourth quarter.

Williams completed 19 of 27 passes for 175 yards. Sides caught 14 passes for 126 yards and Ashton Gray ran for 101 yards for the Pirates (5-4, 3-2 American Conference).

Kromenhoek was 17-for-21 passing for 179 yards and D.J. Crowther ran for 111 yards for South Florida (6-3, 2-3).