2014 East Carolina Pirates football team

2014 East Carolina Pirates football

Birmingham Bowl vs. Florida, L 20–28
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Ruffin McNeill (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Lincoln Riley (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Rick Smith (2nd year)
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#25 Memphis +		7	–	1		10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1		9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1		9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3		8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4		6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6		3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6		2	–	10
Connecticut		1	–	7		2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Ruffin McNeill and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. This was East Carolina's first season as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Florida.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 PM	North Carolina Central*		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNews	W 52–7	42,758
September 6	7:00 PM	at #21 South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPNU	L 23–33	80,899
September 13	12:00 PM	at #17 Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 28–21	63,267
September 20	3:30 PM	North Carolina*		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 70–41	51,082
October 4	12:00 PM	SMU	#22	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 45–24	45,029
October 11	7:00 PM	at South Florida	#19	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	W 28–17	31,567
October 23	7:00 PM	Connecticut	#18	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 31–21	40,152
November 1	12:00 PM	at Temple	#21	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	L 10–20	22,130
November 13	7:00 PM	at Cincinnati		Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 46–54	19,113
November 22	3:30 PM	Tulane		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN3	W 34–6	48,433
November 28	8:30 PM	at Tulsa		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	W 49–32	15,126
December 4	7:30 PM	UCF		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 30–32	41,259
January 3, 2015	12:00 PM	vs. Florida*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl)	ESPN2	L 20–28	30,083
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	0	0	7
Pirates	10	21	7	14	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	6	10	0	7	23
#21 Gamecocks	7	13	10	3	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–12	2012	SCAR, 48–10

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	21	0	0	7	28
#17 Hokies	0	7	0	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–13	2013	VT, 15–10

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	13	7	7	14	41
Pirates	14	21	21	14	70

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–12–1	2013	ECU, 55–31

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	7	17	0	24
#22 Pirates	14	14	7	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2010	SMU, 45–38

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Pirates	7	0	7	14	28
Bulls	7	10	0	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2006	USF, 24–7

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	14	0	21
#18 Pirates	14	0	7	10	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Pirates	0	3	0	7	10
Owls	14	0	6	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–3	1995	ECU, 33–22

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	6	14	7	19	46
Bearcats	14	17	7	16	54

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–5	2004	CIN, 24–19

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	3	0	0	3
Pirates	10	7	3	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–3	2013	TUL, 36–33

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	7	14	14	49
Golden Hurricane	14	0	11	7	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2013	ECU, 58–24

Central Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	6	17	3	6	32
Pirates	6	3	0	21	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–3	2012	UCF, 40–20

Birmingham Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	10	3	20
Gators	7	14	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	1983	UF, 24–17

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	RV	23	22	19	18	18	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches'	NR	NR	NR	RV	24	21	19	16	17	19	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

↑ "2014 East Carolina Pirates Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

East Carolina Pirates football

Venues	Guy Smith Stadium (?–1948) College Stadium (1949–1962) Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Marshall NC State Victory Barrel UCF

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 1943 1944 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

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