2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

2012 East Carolina Pirates football
C-USA East Division co-champion
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 StadiumGreenville, NC FSN W 35–13   49,023
September 8 12:00 PM at No. 9 South Carolina* Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC SECN/WITN L 10–48   77,006
September 15 3:30 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS CBSSN W 24–14   34,140
September 22 3:30 PM at North Carolina* Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel 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 StadiumOrlando, FL (Rivalry) CBSSN L 20–40   32,181
October 13 4:30 PM Memphisdagger Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC CSS/CSNH/WITN W 41–7   45,137
October 20 7:00 PM at UAB Legion FieldBirmingham, 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 SuperdomeNew 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 SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) ESPN L 34–43   48,828
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 21 7 1770 59
Pirates 14 21 7 1076 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

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