COL FB: East Carolina 24, West Virginia 3

GREENVILLE, N.C., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Pat Pinkney completed 22-of-28 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown Saturday to lead East Carolina to a 24-3 upset of 8th-ranked West Virginia.

East Carolina (2-0) beat then nationally-ranked Virginia Tech last Saturday. Jon Williams ran for 69 yards and two touchdowns for the Pirates and Dwayne Harris caught eight passes for 68 yards.

Pat White was limited to 72 yards on 11-of-18 passing for the Mountaineers (1-1), White also ran for 97 yards and Noel Devine added 94 yards rushing for West Virginia.

West Virginia Coach Bill Stewart was dealt his first loss since taking over for Rich Rodriguez prior to the Fiesta Bowl last season, where he led the Mountaineers to a 20-point triumph over Oklahoma.

West Virginia opened its season last week by beating Villanova.