2012 East Carolina Pirates football
C-USA East Division co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrian Mitchell (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
2012 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
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

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

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 Miss
CBSSNW 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 pmMemphisdagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CSS/CSNH/WITNW 41–745,137
October 207:00 pmat UAB
FCSW 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 Tulane
CST/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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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

@ South Carolina

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

@ Southern Miss

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

@ North Carolina

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

UTEP

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

@ UCF

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

Memphis

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

@ UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 6 14 15 42
Blazers 0 14 7 14 35
1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 14 7 21 14 56
Pirates 0 14 0 14 28

Houston

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

@ Tulane

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

Marshall

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 21 7 1770 59
Pirates 14 21 7 1076 65

Louisiana–Lafayette–New Orleans Bowl

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

References


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