2014 East Carolina Pirates football team
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.
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Birmingham Bowl, L 20–28 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| 2014 record | 8–5 (5–3 The American) |
| Head coach | Ruffin McNeill (5th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Lincoln Riley (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Rick Smith (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 8:00 PM | North Carolina Central* | ESPNews | W 52–7 | 42,758 | ||
| September 6 | 7:00 PM | at No. 21 South Carolina* |
| ESPNU | L 23–33 | 80,899 | |
| September 13 | 12:00 PM | at No. 17 Virginia Tech* | ESPN | W 28–21 | 63,267 | ||
| September 20 | 3:30 PM | North Carolina* |
| ESPNU | W 70–41 | 51,082 | |
| October 4 | 12:00 PM | SMU | No. 22 |
| ESPNU | W 45–24 | 45,029 |
| October 11 | 7:00 PM | at South Florida | No. 19 | ESPNU | W 28–17 | 31,567 | |
| October 23 | 7:00 PM | UConn | No. 18 |
| ESPNU | W 31–21 | 40,152 |
| November 1 | 12:00 PM | at Temple | No. 21 | ESPNews | L 10–20 | 22,130 | |
| November 13 | 7:00 PM | at Cincinnati | ESPN2 | L 46–54 | 19,113 | ||
| November 22 | 3:30 PM | Tulane |
| ESPN3 | W 34–6 | 48,433 | |
| November 28 | 8:30 PM | at Tulsa | ESPNU | W 49–32 | 15,126 | ||
| December 4 | 7:30 PM | UCF |
| ESPN | L 30–32 | 41,259 | |
| January 3, 2015 | 12:00 PM | vs. Florida* | ESPN2 | L 20–28 | 30,083 | ||
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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 |
UConn
| 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 | |
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| Knights | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
| Pirates | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 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
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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