East Carolina Football Team History
East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907 Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Capacity: 45,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Ruffin McNeill Conference: Conference USA-East
2012 Season Highlights
Ruffin McNeill enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
2012 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
Appalachian State
35
13
W
Sat., Sep. 8 @
South Carolina
10
48
L
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Southern Mississippi
24
14
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
North Carolina
6
27
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Texas El Paso
28
18
W
Thu., Oct. 4 @
Central Florida
20
40
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Memphis
41
7
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Alabama Birmingham
42
35
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Navy
28
56
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Houston
48
28
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Tulane
28
23
W
Fri., Nov. 23 vs.
Marshall
65
59
W
Sat., Dec. 22 Louisiana Lafayette
34
43
L
@ New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Bowl
2012 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 409
Scoring Average 31.5
Points Allowed 411
Defense Average 31.6
Opponents Record 67-81
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-3
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2012 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2012 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.