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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: American Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1932  <-- 2013 <- 2014 -> 2015 --> 2024
2014 Season Highlights
 Ruffin McNeill enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 
2014 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. North Carolina Central  52   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ South Carolina  23   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Virginia Tech  28   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. North Carolina  70   41   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Southern Methodist  45   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ South Florida  28   17   W       
 Thu., Oct. 23  vs. Connecticut  31   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Temple  10   20   L       
 Thu., Nov. 13  @ Cincinnati  46   54   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Tulane  34   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ Tulsa  49   32   W       
 Thu., Dec. 4  vs. Central Florida  30   32   L       
 Sat., Jan. 3   Florida  20   28   L    @ Birmingham, AL   Birmingham Bowl
 
2014 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Points Scored466
  Scoring Average35.8
  Points Allowed336
  Defense Average25.8
  Opponents Record63-86
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-3
2014 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2014 American Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Memphis 10-3471253Won  55-487-1279122  Justin Fuente
Central Florida 9-4365249Lost  27-347-1232120  George OLeary
Cincinnati 9-4442354Lost  17-337-1274158  Tommy Tuberville
East Carolina 8-5466336Lost  20-285-3273206  Ruffin McNeill
Houston 8-5387268Won  35-345-3226160  Tony Levine
Temple 6-6277210 4-4144142  Matt Rhule
South Florida 4-8206324 3-5126193  Willie Taggart
Tulane 3-9192341 2-6117205  Curtis Johnson
Tulsa 2-10296471 2-6217290  Bill Blankenship
Connecticut 2-10186358 1-7115234  Bob Diaco
Southern Methodist 1-11133496 1-7121294  Tom Mason

2014 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2014 All American Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.