2013 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 2013 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth 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. This was their final season in C-USA before joining the American Athletic Conference in 2014.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 31 |
7:00 PM |
Old Dominion* |
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
FCS Atlantic |
W 52–38 |
44,597 |
September 5 |
7:30 PM |
Florida Atlantic |
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
FS1 |
W 31–13 |
37,533 |
September 14 |
12:00 PM |
Virginia Tech* |
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
FS1 |
L 10–15 |
50,096 |
September 28 |
12:30 PM |
at North Carolina* |
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Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
ACCN |
W 55–31 |
60,000 |
October 5 |
3:30 PM |
at Middle Tennessee |
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Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
FSN |
W 24–17 |
20,109 |
October 12 |
3:30 PM |
at Tulane |
|
Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA |
WITN |
L 33–36 3OT |
15,157 |
October 19 |
12:00 PM |
Southern Miss |
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
FSN |
W 55–14 |
45,005 |
November 2 |
6:00 PM |
at FIU |
|
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL |
WITN |
W 34–13 |
16,961 |
November 9 |
3:45 PM |
Tulsa |
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
FSN |
W 58–24 |
44,076 |
November 16 |
1:00 PM |
UAB |
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
WITN |
W 63–14 |
42,603 |
November 23 |
12:30 PM |
at NC State* |
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Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC |
ACCN |
W 42–28 |
49,106 |
November 29 |
12:00 PM |
at Marshall |
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Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (Rivalry) |
CBSSN |
L 28–59 |
25,117 |
December 23 |
2:00 PM |
vs. Ohio* |
|
Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 37–20 |
20,053 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
Old Dominion
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Monarchs |
3 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
Pirates |
7 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–3–1 |
1940 |
ECU, 18–0 |
Florida Atlantic
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Owls |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
Pirates |
7 |
14 |
10 |
0 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
|
First meeting |
|
Virginia Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hokies |
7 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
15 |
Pirates |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–12 |
2013 |
VT, 17–10 |
at North Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
55 |
Tar Heels |
0 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–12–1 |
2012 |
UNC, 27–6 |
at Middle Tennessee
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
7 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
Blue Raiders |
10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
|
First meeting |
|
at Tulane
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
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Pirates |
3 |
3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
33 |
• Green Wave |
3 |
3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
36 |
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:54
- Game attendance: 15,157
- Game weather: Indoors
- Referee: James Jone
- Television network: WHNO
|
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–2 |
2012 |
ECU, 28–23 |
Southern Miss
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
Pirates |
14 |
17 |
24 |
0 |
55 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
11–27 |
2012 |
ECU, 24–14 |
at FIU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
14 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
34 |
Panthers |
3 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
|
First meeting |
|
Tulsa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Hurricane |
7 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
Pirates |
7 |
14 |
14 |
23 |
58 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–5 |
2010 |
ECU, 51–49 |
UAB
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Blazers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Pirates |
14 |
21 |
14 |
14 |
63 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–4 |
2012 |
ECU, 42–35 |
at NC State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
7 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
42 |
Wolfpack |
7 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–16 |
2010 |
ECU, 33–27 |
at Marshall
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
0 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
28 |
Thundering Herd |
17 |
7 |
21 |
14 |
59 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–4 |
2012 |
ECU, 65–59 |
This was the fifteenth time these two teams have faced each other. East Carolina leads the overall win-loss record 10–5.
Ohio–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bobcats |
0 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
Pirates |
14 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3-0 |
1998 |
ECU, 21–14 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
| 11
| 12
| 13
| 14
| 15
| Final
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AP
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| RV
| NR
| NR
| RV
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Coaches'
| RV
| RV
| RV
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| RV
| RV
| NR
| NR
| RV
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Harris
| Not released
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| RV
| RV
| NR
| NR
| Not released
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BCS
| Not released
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| NR
| Not released |
References
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| Bowls & rivalries | |
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| Culture & lore |
- PeeDee the Pirate
- The Marching Pirates
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| People | |
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