From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
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[edit]
| 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* | | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| ESPNU | W 70–41 | 51,082 |
| October 4 | 12:00 pm | SMU | No. 22 | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| 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 | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| 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 | | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| 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 | | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| 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[edit]
North Carolina Central[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
| Pirates
|
10
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
52 |
South Carolina[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Pirates
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
23 |
| #21 Gamecocks
|
7
|
13
|
10
|
3 |
33 |
Virginia Tech[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Pirates
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
28 |
| #17 Hokies
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
North Carolina[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Tar Heels
|
13
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
41 |
| Pirates
|
14
|
21
|
21
|
14 |
70 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Mustangs
|
0
|
7
|
17
|
0 |
24 |
| #22 Pirates
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
45 |
South Florida[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| #19 Pirates
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
| Bulls
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
17 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Huskies
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
21 |
| #18 Pirates
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
10 |
31 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| #21 Pirates
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
| Owls
|
14
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
20 |
Cincinnati[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Pirates
|
6
|
14
|
7
|
19 |
46 |
| Bearcats
|
14
|
17
|
7
|
16 |
54 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Green Wave
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
| Pirates
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
14 |
34 |
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Pirates
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
49 |
| Golden Hurricane
|
14
|
0
|
11
|
7 |
32 |
Central Florida[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Knights
|
6
|
17
|
3
|
6 |
32 |
| Pirates
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
21 |
30 |
Birmingham Bowl[edit]
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Pirates
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
3 |
20 |
| Gators
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | 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[edit]
|
|---|
| Venues | |
|---|
| Bowls & rivalries | |
|---|
| Culture & lore | |
|---|
| People | |
|---|
| Seasons | |
|---|
