2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

2012 East Carolina Pirates football

C-USA East Division co-champion

New Orleans Bowl, L 34–43 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette

Conference| Conference USA
Division| 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

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

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[edit]

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

* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries[edit]

### Appalachian State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Mountaineers  | 7  | 3  | 3  | 0 | 13
Pirates | 0  | 14  | 7  | 14 | 35

See also: 2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

### @ South Carolina[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Pirates  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 7 | 10
#9 Gamecocks | 14  | 7  | 14  | 13 | 48

See also: 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

### @ Southern Miss[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Pirates | 0  | 3  | 21  | 0 | 24
Golden Eagles  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 14

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

### @ North Carolina[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Pirates  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 0 | 6
Tar Heels | 7  | 3  | 14  | 3 | 27

See also: 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

### UTEP[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Miners  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 8 | 18
Pirates | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

### @ UCF[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Pirates  | 14  | 3  | 3  | 0 | 20
Knights | 7  | 13  | 10  | 10 | 40

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

### Memphis[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Tigers  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
Pirates | 14  | 3  | 17  | 7 | 41

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team

### @ UAB[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Pirates | 7  | 6  | 14  | 15 | 42
Blazers  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 14 | 35

See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team

### Navy[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Midshipmen | 14  | 7  | 21  | 14 | 56
Pirates  | 0  | 14  | 0  | 14 | 28

See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team

### Houston[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Cougars  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 28
Pirates | 14  | 14  | 3  | 17 | 48

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team

### @ Tulane[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Pirates | 0  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 28
Green Wave  | 7  | 6  | 3  | 7 | 23

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

### Marshall[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4| OT| 2OT | Total

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Thundering Herd  | 7  | 21  | 7  | 17| 7| 0 | 59
Pirates | 14  | 21  | 7  | 10| 7| 6 | 65

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

### Louisiana–Lafayette–New Orleans Bowl[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

|
|
|
|
|

Pirates  | 0  | 21  | 10  | 3 | 34
Ragin' Cajuns | 7  | 24  | 6  | 6 | 43

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2012 New Orleans Bowl

## References[edit]

* v
* t
* e

East Carolina Pirates football

Venues|

* Guy Smith Stadium (1939–1948)
* College Stadium (1949–1962)
* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Marshall
* NC State

Culture & lore|

* PeeDee the Pirate
* The Marching Pirates

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942–1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

This college football 2010s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses