Template:2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
The 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team represents East Carolina University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by fifth year head coach Ruffin McNeill and play their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. This is the first to be members of the American Athletic Conference.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| August 30*
|
8:00 PM
|
North Carolina Central
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
ESPNews
|
W 52–7
|
42,758
|
| September 6*
|
7:00 PM
|
at #21 South Carolina
|
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
|
ESPNU
|
L 23–33
|
80,899
|
| September 13*
|
12:00 PM
|
at #17 Virginia Tech
|
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
|
ESPN
|
W 28–21
|
63,267
|
| September 20*
|
3:30 PM
|
North Carolina
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
ESPNU
|
W 70–41
|
51,082
|
| October 4†
|
12:00 PM
|
SMU
|
#22
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
ESPNU
|
W 45–24
|
45,029
|
| October 11
|
7:00 PM
|
at South Florida
|
#19
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
|
ESPNU
|
W 28–17
|
31,567
|
| October 23
|
7:00 PM
|
Connecticut
|
#18
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
ESPNU
|
W 31–21
|
40,152
|
| November 1
|
12:00 PM
|
at Temple
|
#21
|
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
|
ESPNews
|
|
|
| November 13
|
7:00 PM
|
at Cincinnati
|
|
Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
|
ESPN2
|
|
|
| November 22
|
|
Tulane
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
|
|
|
|
| November 29
|
|
at Tulsa
|
|
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
|
|
|
|
| December 6
|
7:30 PM
|
UCF
|
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry)
|
ESPN
|
|
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries[]
North Carolina Central[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
| Pirates
|
10
|
21
|
7
|
14
|
52
|
See also: 2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
|
|
First Meeting
|
|
South Carolina[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Pirates
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
23
|
| #21 Gamecocks
|
7
|
13
|
10
|
3
|
33
|
See also: 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 5–12
|
2012
|
SCAR, 48–10
|
Virginia Tech[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Pirates
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
28
|
| #17 Hokies
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
21
|
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 5–13
|
2013
|
VT, 15–10
|
North Carolina[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Tar Heels
|
13
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
41
|
| Pirates
|
14
|
21
|
21
|
14
|
70
|
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 3–12–1
|
2013
|
ECU, 55–31
|
SMU[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Mustangs
|
0
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
24
|
| #22 Pirates
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
10
|
45
|
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 3–2
|
2010
|
SMU, 45–38
|
South Florida[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| #19 Pirates
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
28
|
| Bulls
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 1–4
|
2006
|
USF, 24–7
|
Connecticut[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Huskies
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| #18 Pirates
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
See also: 2014 Connecticut Huskies football team
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
|
|
First Meeting
|
|
Temple[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Pirates
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Owls
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
See also: 2014 Temple Owls football team
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 8–3
|
1995
|
ECU, 33–22
|
Cincinnati[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Pirates
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Bearcats
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 12–5
|
2004
|
CIN, 24–19
|
Tulane[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Green Wave
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Pirates
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
See also: 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 10–3
|
2013
|
TUL, 36–33
|
Tulsa[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Pirates
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Golden Hurricane
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
See also: 2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 6–5
|
2013
|
ECU, 58–24
|
Central Florida[]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
| Knights
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| Pirates
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
See also: 2014 UCF Knights football team
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 9–3
|
2012
|
UCF, 40–20
|
Rankings[]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
|
Week
|
| Poll
|
Pre
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
Final
|
| AP
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
RV
|
23
|
22
|
19
|
18
|
18
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Coaches
|
NR
|
NR
|
NR
|
RV
|
24
|
21
|
19
|
16
|
17
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| CFP
|
Not released
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Not released
|
References[]
