2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

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.

2012 East Carolina Pirates football
C-USA East Division co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2012 record8–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coachRuffin McNeill (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrian Mitchell (3rd season)
Home stadiumDowdy–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     11 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 PMNo. 6 (FCS) Appalachian State*FSNW 35–1349,023
September 812:00 PMat No. 9 South Carolina*
SECN/WITNL 10–4877,006
September 153:30 PMat Southern MissCBSSNW 24–1434,140
September 223:30 PMat North Carolina*ESPNUL 6–2759,500
September 297:00 PMUTEP
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNW 28–1847,817
October 48:00 PMat UCF
CBSSNL 20–4032,181
October 134:30 PMMemphis
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CSS/CSNH/WITNW 41–745,137
October 207:00 PMat UABFCSW 42–3512,403
October 277:00 PMNavy*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNL 28–5648,327
November 312:00 PMHouston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 48–2845,455
November 173:30 PMat TulaneCST/WITNW 28–2314,041
November 232:00 PMMarshall
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
CBSSNW 65–59 2OT46,317
December 2212:00 PMvs. Louisiana–Lafayette*ESPNL 34–4348,828
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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
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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