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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-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1932  <-- 2014 <- 2015 -> 2016 --> 2024
2015 Season Highlights
 Ruffin McNeill enters his 6th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 
2015 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Towson  28   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Florida  24   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Navy  21   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Virginia Tech  35   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Southern Methodist  49   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Brigham Young  38   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Tulsa  30   17   W       
 Thu., Oct. 22  vs. Temple  14   24   L       
 Fri., Oct. 30  @ Connecticut  13   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. South Florida  17   22   L       
 Thu., Nov. 19  @ Central Florida  44   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Cincinnati  16   19   L       
 
2015 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Points Scored329
  Scoring Average27.4
  Points Allowed312
  Defense Average26.0
  Opponents Record76-67
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-4
2015 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2015 American Athletic-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Temple 10-4417281Lost  17-327-2291189  Matt Rhule
South Florida 8-5437298Lost  35-456-2275157  Willie Taggart
Cincinnati 7-6440405Lost  7-424-4286259  Tommy Tuberville
Connecticut 6-7223253Lost  10-164-4152166  Bob Diaco
East Carolina 5-7329312 3-5204188  Ruffin McNeill
Central Florida 0-12167452 0-8117359  George OLeary

2015 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2015 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.