2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

2012 East Carolina Pirates football
C-USA East Division co-champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrian Mitchell (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
2012 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
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

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. They were a member of the East Division of Conference USA.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 pmNo. 6 (FCS) Appalachian State*
FSNW 35–1349,023
September 812:00 pmat No. 9 South Carolina*
SECN/WITNL 10–4877,006
September 153:30 pmat Southern Miss
CBSSNW 24–1434,140
September 223:30 pmat North Carolina*
ESPNUL 6–2759,500
September 297:00 pmUTEP
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNW 28–1847,817
October 48:00 pmat UCF
CBSSNL 20–4032,181
October 134:30 pmMemphisdagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CSS/CSNH/WITNW 41–745,137
October 207:00 pmat UAB
FCSW 42–3512,403
October 277:00 pmNavy*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNL 28–5648,327
November 312:00 pmHouston
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 48–2845,455
November 173:30 pmat Tulane
CST/WITNW 28–2314,041
November 232:00 pmMarshall
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
CBSSNW 65–59 2OT46,317
December 2212:00 pmvs. Louisiana–Lafayette*
ESPNL 34–4348,828
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

No. 6 (FCS) Appalachian State

See also: 2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
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

At No. 9 South Carolina

See also: 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 3 7 10
No. 9 Gamecocks 14 7 14 13 48
Statistics ECU SC
First downs 18 25
Total yards 403 528
Rushing yards 70 131
Passing yards 333 397
Turnovers 5 1
Time of possession 31:18 28:42
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Rio Johnson 18/29, 193 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Vintavious Cooper 6 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Justin Hardy 8 receptions, 111 yards, TD
South Carolina Passing Dylan Thompson 21/37, 330 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Marcus Lattimore 13 rushes, 40 yards, TD
Receiving Rory Anderson 4 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD

At Southern Miss

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 21 0 24
Golden Eagles 7 0 0 7 14
Statistics ECU USM
First downs 13 20
Total yards 228 324
Rushing yards 57 91
Passing yards 171 233
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 29:53 30:07
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

At North Carolina

See also: 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 6 0 0 6
Tar Heels 7 3 14 3 27
Statistics ECU UNC
First downs 13 23
Total yards 233 450
Rushing yards 109 129
Passing yards 124 321
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Shane Carden 17/30, 124 yards
Rushing Vintavious Cooper 6 rushes, 68 yards
Receiving Justin Jones 4 receptions, 46 yards
North Carolina Passing Bryn Renner 27/43, 321 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Giovani Bernard 18 rushes, 50 yards, TD
Receiving Erik Highsmith 8 receptions, 66 yards

UTEP

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 3 0 8 18
Pirates 7 7 7 7 28
Statistics UTEP ECU
First downs 17 25
Total yards 302 475
Rushing yards 151 217
Passing yards 151 258
Turnovers 4 4
Time of possession 27:02 32:58
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

At UCF

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 14 3 3 0 20
Knights 7 13 10 10 40
Statistics ECU UCF
First downs 17 20
Total yards 362 436
Rushing yards 64 167
Passing yards 298 269
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:33 28:27
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Shane Carden 23/36, 298 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Vintavious Cooper 18 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Justin Hardy 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD
UCF Passing Blake Bortles 15/21, 269 yards, TD
Rushing Blake Bortles 6 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Receiving Rannell Hall 3 receptions, 68 yards

Memphis

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
Pirates 14 3 17 7 41
Statistics MEM ECU
First downs 16 21
Total yards 281 369
Rushing yards 115 61
Passing yards 166 308
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 33:41 26:19
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

At UAB

See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 6 14 15 42
Blazers 0 14 7 14 35
Statistics ECU UAB
First downs 27 19
Total yards 600 401
Rushing yards 214 82
Passing yards 386 319
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 32:31 27:29
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Shane Carden 23/35, 386 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Vintavious Cooper 26 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Justin Hardy 6 receptions, 132 yards, TD
UAB Passing Austin Brown 22/37, 319 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Darrin Reaves 21 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nick Adams 4 receptions, 114 yards
See also: 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 14 7 21 14 56
Pirates 0 14 0 14 28
Statistics NAVY ECU
First downs 32 21
Total yards 563 338
Rushing yards 512 144
Passing yards 51 194
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 35:27 24:43
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

Houston

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 7 7 14 28
Pirates 14 14 3 17 48
Statistics HOU ECU
First downs 16 31
Total yards 369 550
Rushing yards 28 245
Passing yards 341 305
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 15:52 44:08
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

At Tulane

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 14 7 7 28
Green Wave 7 6 3 7 23
Statistics ECU TULN
First downs 20 22
Total yards 387 302
Rushing yards 172 9
Passing yards 215 293
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 27:49 32:11
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Shane Carden 19/33, 215 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Vintavious Cooper 15 rushes, 87 yards
Receiving Justin Hardy 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD
Tulane Passing Ryan Griffin 36/57, 293 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Dante Butler 2 rushes, 18 yards
Receiving Ryan Grant 10 receptions, 94 yards

Marshall

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 21 7 1770 59
Pirates 14 21 7 1076 65
Statistics MRSH ECU
First downs 36 31
Total yards 633 555
Rushing yards 214 116
Passing yards 419 439
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 28:40 31:20
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

Vs. Louisiana–Lafayette (New Orleans Bowl)

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team and 2012 New Orleans Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 21 10 3 34
Ragin' Cajuns 7 24 6 6 43
Statistics ECU ULL
First downs 24 25
Total yards 421 591
Rushing yards 143 267
Passing yards 278 324
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 27:17 32:43
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Shane Carden 25/42, 278 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Reggie Bullock 17 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Andrew Bodenheimer 5 receptions, 65 yards
Louisiana–Lafayette Passing Terrance Broadway 21/32, 316 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Alonzo Harris 21 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jamal Robinson 6 receptions, 116 yards

References

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