2010 East Carolina Pirates football team

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2010 East Carolina Pirates football
ECU logo.gif
Military Bowl, L 20–51 vs. Maryland
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
2010 record6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrian Mitchell (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
(Capacity: 50,000)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$   7 1     11 3  
East Carolina   5 3     6 7  
Southern Miss   5 3     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
Memphis   0 8     1 11  
West Division
SMU xy   6 2     7 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x   6 2     10 3  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
UTEP   3 5     6 7  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
Tulane   2 6     4 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates played their home games in Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium and were led by head coach Ruffin McNeill, a former Pirate football player and former Texas Tech defensive coordinator. He was in his first year as head coach. They were members of Conference USA After winning consecutive C-USA championships, the Pirates finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in C-USA and were invited to the Military Bowl where they were defeated by Maryland 20–51.

Before the season[]

Recruiting[]

Purple/Gold Spring Game[]

The annual Purple/Gold Spring Game was held in the spring during the PirateFest and Pigskin Pigout weekend activities on April 17 in downtown Greenville, NC. Due to the stadium expansion in the East endzone, the format of the game was changed to a modified half-field scrimmage, with both teams taking turns on offense and defense.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:00 pmTulsaESPN2W 51–4950,010
September 1112:00 pmMemphis
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITN-TV/CSSW 49–2748,123
September 181:30 pmat Virginia Tech*ESPN3L 27–4966,233
October 23:30 pmat North Carolina*ESPN3L 17–4260,000
October 97:30 pmat Southern MissWITN-TV/CSSW 44–4332,334
October 1612:00 pmNC State*
CBSCSW 33–27 OT50,410
October 234:15 pmMarshalldagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
WITN-TV/CSSW 37–1050,145
October 303:30 pmat UCF
BHSN/WITN-TVL 35–4940,073
November 63:30 pmNavy*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
MASNL 35–7650,191
November 118:00 pmat UABCBSCSW 54–4214,083
November 201:00 pmat RiceWITN-TV/CSSL 38–6215,262
November 262:00 pmSMU
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSCSL 38–45 OT49,108
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Coaching staff[]

Position Name Years at ECU Alma Mater
Head Coach: Ruffin McNeil 1st (2nd Overall) East Carolina '80
Associate Head Coach/
Linebackers Coach:
1st East Texas State '84
Defensive Coordinator
Secondary Coach:
Brian Mitchell 1st Brigham Young '90
Offensive Coordinator/
Quarterbacks Coach:
Lincoln Riley 1st Texas Tech '06
Offensive Linemen Coach: Brandon Jones 1st Texas Tech '06
Inside Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick 6th Lenoir-Rhyne '82
Running Backs Coach: Clay McGuire 1st Texas Tech '04
Outside Receivers Coach Dennis Simmons 1st Brigham Young '96
Defensive Tackle Coach Marc Yellock 1st (3rd Overall) East Carolina '00
Assistant Coach Thomas Roggeman 6th Notre Dame '85
Director of Strength & Conditioning Michael Golden 6th Central Connecticut State '92
Director of HS Football Relations Harold Robinson 7th East Carolina '72
Director of Football Administration Cary Godette 1st (6th overall) East Carolina '76
Director of Football Operations Reed Case 3rd Ohio '95
Administrative Assistant to Ruffin McNeil Ryan Mills 7th North Carolina '02
Administrative Assistant Jamie Benna 2nd East Carolina '08
Administrative Assistant Ann Coyle 4th East Carolina '06

Depth chart[]

Game summaries[]

Tulsa[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 9 13 20 49
Pirates 10 7 7 27 51

The Pirates defeated the Golden Hurricane 51-49 on a hail mary pass from Quarterback Dominique Davis to freshman receiver Justin Jones as time expired. East Carolina began the season 1-0 overall and in conference as Tulsa fell to 0-1. The two teams are now tied in the all-time series, 5-5.

Memphis[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 7 7 10 27
Pirates 28 7 7 7 49

Virginia Tech[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 10 14 3 0 27
Hokies 7 14 14 14 49

North Carolina[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 3 0 17
Tar Heels 7 7 14 14 42

Southern Miss[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 17 21 6 44
Golden Eagles 20 0 13 10 43

NC State[]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Wolfpack 0 21 0 60 27
Pirates 21 3 0 36 33

Marshall[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 3 7 0 0 10
Pirates 7 13 10 7 37

UCF[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 7 14 35
Knights 14 14 7 14 49

Navy[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 14 14 27 21 76
Pirates 14 7 7 7 35

UAB[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 17 3 27 54
Blazers 7 14 14 7 42

Rice[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 21 3 7 38
Owls 14 20 14 14 62

SMU[]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mustangs 0 10 21 77 45
Pirates 14 0 3 210 38

[2]

Postseason[]

NFL Draft Picks[]

Awards[]

  • Conference USA Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
  • Conference USA Newcomer-of-the-Year: Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
  • Rivals.com Conference USA Most Valuable Player: - Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
  • Rivals.com Conference USA Offensive Most Valuable Player: - Dominique Davis, Jr. QB

Honors[]

Weekly Honors[]

  • Sept. 6 Conference USA Offensive Player-of-the-Week: Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
  • Oct. 18 Conference USA Offensive Player-of-the-Week: Dominique Davis, Jr. QB

Teams[]

  • Rivals.com First Team All-Conference USA
    • Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
    • Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
  • Rivals.com Second Team All-Conference USA
    • Lance Lewis, Jr. WR
    • Willie Smith, Sr. OL
    • Emanuel Davis, Jr. DB
    • Michael Barbour, Jr. K
1st Team All C-USA
  • Willie Smith, Sr. OL
  • Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
  • Dwayne Harris, Sr. PR
2nd Team All C-USA
  • Lance Lewis, Jr. WR
  • Emanuel Davis, Jr. DB
  • Michael Barbour, Jr. K
C-USA Team Honorable Mentions
  • Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
  • Jonathan Williams, Sr. RB
  • Josh Smith, Sr. DL
  • Dustin Lineback, Sr. LB
C-USA All Freshman Team
  • Grant Harner, OL
C-USA All Academic Team
  • Matt Milner, RS-Fr. DE

References[]

  1. ^ "27th Annual Great Pirate Purple/Gold Pigskin Pig-Out Party". East Carolina University. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "Future East Carolina Pirates Schedules". College Football Palace. March 16, 2010. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
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