2010 East Carolina Pirates football | |
Military Bowl vs Maryland, L 20–51 | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
East | |
2010 record | 6–7 (5–3 C-USA) |
Head coach | Ruffin McNeill |
Offensive coordinator | Lincoln Riley |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Mitchell |
Base defense | 4-3 |
Home stadium | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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#21 UCF x† | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SMU xy | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24 Tulsa x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7 December 4, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2010 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates played their home games in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and were led by head coach Ruffin McNeill, a former Pirate football player and former Texas Tech defensive coordinator. He was in his first year as head coach. They were members of Conference USA After winning consecutive C-USA championships, the Pirates finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in C-USA and were invited to the Military Bowl where they were defeated by Maryland 20–51.
Before the season[]
Recruiting[]
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Purple/Gold Spring Game[]
The annual Purple/Gold Spring Game was held in the spring during the PirateFest and Pigskin Pigout weekend activities on April 17 in downtown Greenville, NC. Due to the stadium expansion in the East endzone, the format of the game was changed to a modified half-field scrimmage, with both teams taking turns on offense and defense.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 5 | 2:00 PM | Tulsa | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN2 | W 51–49 | 50,010 | ||
September 11 | 12:00 PM | Memphis | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | WITN-TV/CSS | W 49–27 | 48,123 | ||
September 18* | 1:30 PM | at Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 27–49 | 66,233 | ||
October 2* | 3:30 PM | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN3 | L 17–42 | 60,000 | ||
October 9 | 7:30 PM | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | WITN-TV/CSS | W 44–43 | 32,334 | ||
October 16* | 12:00 PM | NC State | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (ECU – NC State rivalry) | CBSCS | W 33–27 OT | 50,410 | ||
October 23† | 4:15 PM | Marshall | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry) | WITN-TV/CSS | W 37–10 | 50,145 | ||
October 30 | 3:30 PM | at UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL (Rivalry) | BHSN/WITN-TV | L 35–49 | 40,073 | ||
November 6* | 3:30 PM | Navy | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | MASN | L 35–76 | 50,191 | ||
November 11 | 8:00 PM | at UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | CBSCS | W 54–42 | 14,083 | ||
November 20 | 1:00 PM | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | WITN-TV/CSS | L 38–62 | 15,262 | ||
November 26 | 2:00 PM | SMU | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | CBSCS | L 38–45 OT | 49,108 | ||
December 29* | 2:30 PM | vs. Maryland | RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. (Military Bowl) | ESPN | L 20–51 | 38,062 | ||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Coaching staff[]
Position | Name | Years at ECU | Alma Mater |
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Head Coach: | Ruffin McNeil | 1st (2nd Overall) | East Carolina '80 |
Associate Head Coach/ Linebackers Coach: |
John Wiley | 1st | East Texas State '84 |
Defensive Coordinator Secondary Coach: |
Brian Mitchell | 1st | Brigham Young '90 |
Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Coach: |
Lincoln Riley | 1st | Texas Tech '06 |
Offensive Linemen Coach: | Brandon Jones | 1st | Texas Tech '06 |
Inside Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator | Donnie Kirkpatrick | 6th | Lenoir-Rhyne '82 |
Running Backs Coach: | Clay McGuire | 1st | Texas Tech '04 |
Outside Receivers Coach | Dennis Simmons | 1st | Brigham Young '96 |
Defensive Tackle Coach | Marc Yellock | 1st (3rd Overall) | East Carolina '00 |
Assistant Coach | Thomas Roggeman | 6th | Notre Dame '85 |
Director of Strength & Conditioning | Michael Golden | 6th | Central Connecticut State '92 |
Director of HS Football Relations | Harold Robinson | 7th | East Carolina '72 |
Director of Football Administration | Cary Godette | 1st (6th overall) | East Carolina '76 |
Director of Football Operations | Reed Case | 3rd | Ohio '95 |
Administrative Assistant to Ruffin McNeil | Ryan Mills | 7th | North Carolina '02 |
Administrative Assistant | Jamie Benna | 2nd | East Carolina '08 |
Administrative Assistant | Ann Coyle | 4th | East Carolina '06 |
Depth Chart[]
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Rankings[]
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
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AP | -- | 43 | 43 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Coaches | -- | -- | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Harris | Not released | -- | 37 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
BCS | Not released | 38 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Game notes[]
Tulsa[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Golden Hurricane | 7 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 49 |
Pirates | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 51 |
The Pirates defeated the Golden Hurricane 51-49 on a hail mary pass from Quarterback Dominique Davis to freshman receiver Justin Jones as time expired. East Carolina began the season 1-0 overall and in conference as Tulsa fell to 0-1. The two teams are now tied in the all-time series, 5-5.
Memphis[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Tigers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Pirates | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
Virginia Tech[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Pirates | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Hokies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
North Carolina[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Pirates | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Tar Heels | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Southern Miss[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Pirates | 0 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 44 |
Golden Eagles | 20 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 43 |
NC State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wolfpack | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Pirates | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
Marshall[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Thundering Herd | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Pirates | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
UCF[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Pirates | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Knights | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Midshipmen | 14 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 76 |
Pirates | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
UAB[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Pirates | 7 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 54 |
Blazers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Rice[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Pirates | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
Owls | 14 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 62 |
SMU[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Mustangs | 0 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
Pirates | 14 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
Postseason[]
NFL Draft Picks[]
- Dwayne Harris - Round 6: 11th (176th Overall) - Dallas Cowboys
Awards[]
- Conference USA Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
- Conference USA Newcomer-of-the-Year: Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
- Rivals.com Conference USA Most Valuable Player: - Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
- Rivals.com Conference USA Offensive Most Valuable Player: - Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
Honors[]
Weekly Honors[]
- Sept. 6 Conference USA Offensive Player-of-the-Week: Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
- Oct. 18 Conference USA Offensive Player-of-the-Week: Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
Teams[]
- Rivals.com First Team All-Conference USA
- Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
- Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
- Rivals.com Second Team All-Conference USA
- Lance Lewis, Jr. WR
- Willie Smith, Sr. OL
- Emanuel Davis, Jr. DB
- Michael Barbour, Jr. K
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Notes[]
- ↑ "27th Annual Great Pirate Purple/Gold Pigskin Pig-Out Party". East Carolina University. http://ecupirates.com/ot/ecu-pig-out-party.html. Retrieved 2009March 5, 2009.
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- ↑ It is possible to receive votes in certain polls but not be officially ranked in the Top 25. Rankings of 26 and greater indicate the team has received votes, but not enough to be featured in the Top 25.
- ↑ "Future East Carolina Pirates Schedules". College Football Palace. March 16, 2010. http://cfbpalace.net/eastcarolina.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
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