2010 East Carolina Pirates football team

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.

2010 East Carolina Pirates football
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)
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

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 pmTulsa
ESPN2W 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 Miss
WITN-TV/CSSW 44–4332,334
October 1612:00 pmNC State*
CBSCSW 33–27 OT50,410
October 234:15 pmMarshall
  • 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 UAB
CBSCSW 54–4214,083
November 201:00 pmat Rice
WITN-TV/CSSL 38–6215,262
November 262:00 pmSMU
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSCSL 38–45 OT49,108
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Coaching staff
Position Name Years at ECU Alma Mater
Head Coach:Ruffin McNeil1st (2nd Overall)East Carolina '80
Associate Head Coach/
Linebackers Coach:		John Wiley1stEast Texas State '84
Defensive Coordinator
Secondary Coach:		Brian Mitchell1stBrigham Young '90
Offensive Coordinator/
Quarterbacks Coach:		Lincoln Riley1stTexas Tech '06
Offensive Linemen Coach:Brandon Jones1stTexas Tech '06
Inside Receivers Coach/Recruiting CoordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick6thLenoir-Rhyne '82
Running Backs Coach:Clay McGuire1stTexas Tech '04
Outside Receivers CoachDennis Simmons1stBrigham Young '96
Defensive Tackle CoachMarc Yellock1st (3rd Overall)East Carolina '00
Assistant CoachThomas Roggeman6thNotre Dame '85
Director of Strength & ConditioningMichael Golden6thCentral Connecticut State '92
Director of HS Football RelationsHarold Robinson7thEast Carolina '72
Director of Football AdministrationCary Godette1st (6th overall)East Carolina '76
Director of Football OperationsReed Case3rdOhio '95
Administrative Assistant to Ruffin McNeilRyan Mills7thNorth Carolina '02
Administrative AssistantJamie Benna2ndEast Carolina '08
Administrative AssistantAnn Coyle4thEast 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
See also: 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

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
See also: 2010 Memphis Tigers football team

Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 10 14 3 0 27
Hokies 7 14 14 14 49
See also: 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 3 0 17
Tar Heels 7 7 14 14 42
See also: 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Southern Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 17 21 6 44
Golden Eagles 20 0 13 10 43
See also: 2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

NC State
1 2 3 4OT Total
Wolfpack 0 21 0 60 27
Pirates 21 3 0 36 33
See also: 2010 NC State Wolfpack football team

Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 3 7 0 0 10
Pirates 7 13 10 7 37
See also: 2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

UCF
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 7 14 35
Knights 14 14 7 14 49
See also: 2010 UCF Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 14 14 27 21 76
Pirates 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team

UAB
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 17 3 27 54
Blazers 7 14 14 7 42
See also: 2010 UAB Blazers football team

Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 21 3 7 38
Owls 14 20 14 14 62
See also: 2010 Rice Owls football team

SMU
1 2 3 4OT Total
Mustangs 0 10 21 77 45
Pirates 14 0 3 210 38
See also: 2010 SMU Mustangs football team

[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

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

Notes
  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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