2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

2012 East Carolina Pirates football
2012 East Carolina Pirates football
C-USA East Division co-champion
New Orleans Bowl, L 34–43 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	8–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach	Ruffin McNeill (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Lincoln Riley (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Brian Mitchell (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Conference USA football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 pm	No. 6 (FCS) Appalachian State*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	W 35–13	49,023
September 8	12:00 pm	at No. 9 South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN/WITN	L 10–48	77,006
September 15	3:30 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CBSSN	W 24–14	34,140
September 22	3:30 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPNU	L 6–27	59,500
September 29	7:00 pm	UTEP	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN	W 28–18	47,817
October 4	8:00 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 20–40	32,181
October 13	4:30 pm	Memphis	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CSS/CSNH/WITN	W 41–7	45,137
October 20	7:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	W 42–35	12,403
October 27	7:00 pm	Navy*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	L 28–56	48,327
November 3	12:00 pm	Houston	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	FSN	W 48–28	45,455
November 17	3:30 pm	at Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA	CST/WITN	W 28–23	14,041
November 23	2:00 pm	Marshall	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (rivalry)	CBSSN	W 65–59 ^2OT	46,317
December 22	12:00 pm	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette*	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–43	48,828
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	7	3	3	0	13
Pirates	0	14	7	14	35

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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

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

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Thundering Herd	7	21	7	17	7	0	59
Pirates	14	21	7	10	7	6	65

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

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