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 →

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.

ConferenceConference USA

East Division

Record8–5 (7–1 C-USA)

Headcoach

Ruffin McNeill (3rd season)

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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

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They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and tied with Central Florida and Tulsa for best conference record, at 7-1.^[1] They finished the season with an invitation to the 2013 New Orleans Bowl, where they lost to Louisiana-Lafayette to finish the season with an overall 8-5 record.^[2]

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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
No. 6 (FCS) Mountaineers	7	3	3	0	13
Pirates	0	14	7	14	35

Statistics	APP	ECU
First downs	20	25
Total yards	419	390
Rushing yards	119	148
Passing yards	300	242
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	26:42	33:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Appalachian State	Passing	Jamal Jackson	23/40, 300 yards, INT
	Rushing	Steven Miller	14 rushes, 47 yards
	Receiving	Tony Washington	7 receptions, 102 yards
East Carolina	Passing	Rio Johnson	28/43, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Michael Dobson	19 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Justin Jones	2 receptions, 45 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	3	7	10
No. 9 Gamecocks	14	7	14	13	48

2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

Schedule

Game summaries

No. 6 (FCS) Appalachian State

At No. 9 South Carolina

At Southern Miss

At North Carolina

UTEP

At UCF

Memphis

At UAB

Navy

Houston

At Tulane

Marshall

Vs. Louisiana–Lafayette (New Orleans Bowl)

References

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Shane Carden	13/27, 171 yards, TD
	Rushing	Vintavious Cooper	13 rushes, 51 yards
	Receiving	Justin Hardy	5 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Southern Miss	Passing	Chris Campbell	11/21, 145 yards, TD
	Rushing	Desmond Johnson	13 rushes, 76 yards
	Receiving	Markese Triplett	4 receptions, 66 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Nick Lamaison	9/27, 143 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Nate Jeffery	27 rushes, 134 yards
	Receiving	Malcolm Trail	1 reception, 14 yards
East Carolina	Passing	Shane Carden	28/40, 258 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Vintavious Cooper	23 rushes, 151 yards, TD
	Receiving	Justin Hardy	11 receptions, 95 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Jacob Karam	14/23, 153 yards
	Rushing	Jai Steib	13 rushes, 38 yards, TD
	Receiving	Marcus Rucker	7 receptions, 88 yards
East Carolina	Passing	Shane Carden	25/33, 308 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Vintavious Cooper	16 rushes, 96 yards
	Receiving	Justin Hardy	6 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Keenan Reynolds	3/5, 51 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Gee Gee Greene	14 rushes, 131 yards
	Receiving	Geoffrey Whiteside	1 reception, 20 yards, TD
East Carolina	Passing	Shane Carden	19/29, 194 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Vintavious Cooper	18 rushes, 121 yards, TD
	Receiving	Danny Webster	3 receptions, 44 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	David Piland	22/51, 341 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Charles Sims	5 rushes, 33 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Sweeney	3 receptions, 93 yards, TD
East Carolina	Passing	Shane Carden	31/43, 305 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Vintavious Cooper	33 rushes, 140 yards, TD
	Receiving	Derrick Harris	3 receptions, 65 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marshall	Passing	Rakeem Cato	31/40, 318 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Essray Taliaferro	27 rushes, 130 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tommy Shuler	14 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD
East Carolina	Passing	Shane Carden	38/47, 439 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Vintavious Cooper	14 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Justin Hardy	16 receptions, 171 yards

	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
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