2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

2012 East Carolina Pirates football
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C-USA East Division Co–Champions
New Orleans Bowl vs Louisiana–Lafayette, L 34–43
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2012 record	8–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Ruffin McNeill (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Lincoln Riley (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Mitchell (3rd year)
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons « 2011 2013 »

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
East Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Memphis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
UAB		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
West
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rice		0	–	0					0	–	0
SMU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulsa		0	–	0					0	–	0
UTEP		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 1, 2012
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	#6 (FCS) Appalachian State	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	FSN	W 35–13	49,023
September 8*	12:00 PM	at #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	OT
Mountaineers	7	3	3	0	13
Pirates	0	14	7	14	35

See also: 2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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

@ South Carolina

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

See also: 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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

@ Southern Miss

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

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

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

@ North Carolina

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

See also: 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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

UTEP

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

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

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

@ UCF

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

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

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

Memphis

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

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team

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

@ UAB

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

See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team

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

Navy

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

See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team

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

Houston

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

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team

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

@ Tulane

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

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

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

Marshall

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

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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

Louisiana–Lafayette–New Orleans Bowl

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

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2012 New Orleans Bowl

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