2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

2012 East Carolina Pirates football

C-USA East Division co-champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 34–43 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2012 record	8–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Ruffin McNeill (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Lincoln Riley (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Brian Mitchell (3rd year)
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1		10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1		8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4		5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4		4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6		3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8		0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
SMU		5	–	3		7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4		7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4		5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6		3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6		2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Ruffin McNeill and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 PM	No. 6 (FCS) Appalachian State*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	FSN	W 35–13	49,023
September 8	12:00 PM	at No. 9 South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN/WITN	L 10–48	77,006
September 15	3:30 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CBSSN	W 24–14	34,140
September 22	3:30 PM	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPNU	L 6–27	59,500
September 29	7:00 PM	UTEP	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	WITN	W 28–18	47,817
October 4	8:00 PM	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL (Rivalry)	CBSSN	L 20–40	32,181
October 13	4:30 PM	Memphis	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CSS/CSNH/WITN	W 41–7	45,137
October 20	7:00 PM	at UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	FCS	W 42–35	12,403
October 27	7:00 PM	Navy*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	FSN	L 28–56	48,327
November 3	12:00 PM	Houston	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	FSN	W 48–28	45,455
November 17	3:30 PM	at Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	CST/WITN	W 28–23	14,041
November 23	2:00 PM	Marshall	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry)	CBSSN	W 65–59 ^2OT	46,317
December 22	12:00 PM	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–43	48,828
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game notes

Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	3	3	0	13
Pirates	0	14	7	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–19	2009	ECU, 29–24

@ South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	3	7	10
#9 Gamecocks	14	7	14	13	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–11	2011	SOCAR, 56–37

@ Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	3	21	0	24
Golden Eagles	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–27	2011	SOMISS, 48–28

@ North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	6	0	0	6
Tar Heels	7	3	14	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–11–1	2011	UNC, 35–20

UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	3	0	8	18
Pirates	7	7	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2011	UTEP, 22–17

@ UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	3	3	0	20
Knights	7	13	10	10	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–2	2011	ECU, 38–31

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7
Pirates	14	3	17	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–6	2011	ECU, 35–17

@ UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	14	15	42
Blazers	0	14	7	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2011	ECU, 28–23

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	7	21	14	56
Pirates	0	14	0	14	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	ECU, 38–35

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	7	14	28
Pirates	14	14	3	17	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2011	HOU, 56–3

@ Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	14	7	7	28
Green Wave	7	6	3	7	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–2	2011	ECU, 34–13

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Thundering Herd	7	21	7	17	7	0	59
Pirates	14	21	7	10	7	6	65

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2011	MARSH, 34–27

Louisiana–Lafayette–New Orleans Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	21	10	3	34
Ragin' Cajuns	7	24	6	6	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–6	1990	ECU, 20–10

References

East Carolina Pirates football

Venues	Guy Smith Stadium (?–1948) College Stadium (1949–1962) Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall NC State Victory Barrel UCF

Culture & lore	PeeDee the Pirate The Marching Pirates

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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