SEARCY, ARK. – The East Central University football team fell 20-62 to Harding on the road in Great American Conference action at First Security Stadium.

The Tigers (5-3, 5-3 GAC) struggled with consistency in the game, recording just 278 yards passing and 97 rushing and allowing 557 yards rushing by the Bisons (6-2, 6-2 GAC).

Senior Rocky Moore went 21-of-37 passing, throwing three TDs and getting picked off twice.  Rocky Moore connected with senior David Moore, junior Randall Case and sophomore Dezmon Jackson for TDs.

Junior Seth Handley and freshman Tre'von Jackson led the rush for ECU with 48 yards each.

On the defensive side, senior Jameel Whitney set the ECU Career Tackle record, with his six (3-3) tackles in the game.  His record now stands at 284, breaking the old record of 278 set by Norris Wrenn (2010-12).

Fellow senior Francisco Silva and redshirt freshman Noble Lybrand were close behind with five tackles each.

Harding was the first to score, taking a 0-6 lead at 6:24 in the first quarter on a touchdown, but a missed extra point.

That allowed the Tigers to take a short 7-6 lead when Rocky Moore and Dezmon Jackson connected on a 12-yard pass with 1:57 left in the quarter.

The lead was short-lived, as the Bisons scored just over a minute later to regain the lead, 7-13.

Harding kept pushing and added three more TDs in the second quarter for a 7-34 advantage with 5:14 left in the half.

ECU cut into the deficit just before the end of the half, with a five-yard passing TD to Case with 30 seconds left (14-34).

The Bisons came out strong in the second half scoring three more TDs before ECU got on the board again.  This time Rocky Moore and David Moore connected for a three-yard pass and a 20-55 score.

Harding added one more touchdown in the final minutes of the game for the 20-62 final.

The Tigers will look to rebound next Saturday when they welcome Arkansas-Monticello to Norris Field at Koi Ishto Stadium for the annual Homecoming Game.  The game is also Senior Day and will feature a reunion of the 1965 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference Championship team.

Kickoff is set for 4 p.m., with the senior day festivities on the schedule prior to the game.  Homecoming will also feature a soccer match at 11 a.m. at Tiger Field.