| 2011 Conference USA football standings
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| v · d · e |
Conf |
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Overall
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| Team |
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W |
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L |
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W |
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L |
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| East
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| #20 Southern Miss x†
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|
6
|
– |
2
|
|
|
|
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12
|
– |
2
|
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| Marshall
|
|
5
|
– |
3
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
– |
6
|
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| East Carolina
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|
4
|
– |
4
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
– |
7
|
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| UAB
|
|
3
|
– |
5
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
– |
9
|
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| UCF
|
|
3
|
– |
5
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
– |
7
|
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| Memphis
|
|
1
|
– |
7
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
– |
10
|
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| West
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| #18 Houston x
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|
8
|
– |
0
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
– |
1
|
|
| Tulsa
|
|
7
|
– |
1
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
– |
5
|
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| SMU
|
|
5
|
– |
3
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
– |
5
|
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| Rice
|
|
3
|
– |
5
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
– |
8
|
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| UTEP
|
|
2
|
– |
6
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
– |
7
|
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| Tulane
|
|
1
|
– |
7
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
– |
10
|
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| Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
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† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll
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The 2011 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates were led by second year head coach Ruffin McNeill and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of Conference USA. The Pirates finished 4–4 in Conference USA and 5–7 overall. For the first time since 2005, the Pirates were not eligible to play in a bowl game.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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TV
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Result
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Attendance
|
| September 3*
|
7:00 pm
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vs. #12 South Carolina
|
|
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
|
FSN
|
L 37–56
|
58,272[1]
|
| September 10*
|
3:30 pm
|
#11 Virginia Tech
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
FSN
|
L 10–17
|
49,404
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| September 24
|
3:30 pm
|
UAB
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
|
W 28–23
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50,023
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| October 1*
|
8:00 pm
|
North Carolina
|
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Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
CBSSN
|
L 20–35
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50,610
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| October 8
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7:00 pm
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at Houston
|
|
Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX
|
CBSSN
|
L 3–56
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30,126
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| October 15
|
7:00 pm
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at Memphis
|
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
|
WITN
|
W 35–17
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17,975
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| October 22*
|
3:30 pm
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at Navy
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Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
|
CBSSN
|
W 38–35
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34,612
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| October 29†
|
3:30 pm
|
Tulane
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
WITN
|
W 34–13
|
49,410
|
| November 5
|
4:00 pm
|
#24 Southern Miss
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
CSS
|
L 28–48
|
50,345[2]
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| November 12
|
8:00 pm
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at UTEP
|
|
Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
|
TWEP
|
L 17–22
|
25,571
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| November 19
|
7:00 pm
|
UCF
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry)
|
FSN
|
W 38–31
|
50,277
|
| November 26
|
3:30 pm
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at Marshall
|
|
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (Rivalry)
|
CBSSN
|
L 27–34 OT
|
22,456
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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[3]
Post Season Awards[]
- Lance Lewis WR - Second Team All-Conference USA Offense
- Emmanuel Davis CB - Second Team All-Conference USA Defense
- Jeremy Grove LB - Honorable Mention All-Conference USA, C-USA Freshman-of-the-Year, C-USA All-Freshman Team, Freshman All-American
- Justin Hardy WR - C-USA All-Freshman Team
References[]
