GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Will Worth rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns and Shawn White added 150 yards and three scores as Navy defeated East Carolina 66-31 on Saturday.
It propelled the Midshipmen (8-2, 6-1 American Athletic Conference) into the AAC championship game, while the Pirates (3-8, 1-6) lost for the eighth time in their last nine games. Navy, which will be playing in its first conference title game, leads the all-time series 5-1.
The result spoiled ECU's senior day celebration for Zay Jones, who passed former teammate and current Atlanta Falcon Justin Hardy for the FBS career receptions record.