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.
| 2014 East Carolina Pirates football | |
|---|---|
 | |
Birmingham Bowl, L 20–28 vs. Florida | |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (5–3 The American) |
| Head coach |
|
| Offensive coordinator | Lincoln Riley (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Rick Smith (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 50,000) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. 23 | 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 | ||
| |||||||
- 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 |
South Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| #21 Gamecocks | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
Virginia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| #17 Hokies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tar Heels | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
| Pirates | 14 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| #22 Pirates | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
South Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Pirates | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Bulls | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| #18 Pirates | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Temple
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Pirates | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Owls | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | 6 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 46 |
| Bearcats | 14 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 54 |
Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Wave | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pirates | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Golden Hurricane | 14 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
Central Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
| Pirates | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 30 |
Birmingham Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Gators | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||
References
- "2014 East Carolina Pirates Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.