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East Carolina Football Team History

East Carolina Pirates

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907
Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Capacity: 45,000
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Ruffin McNeill
Conference: American Athletic-East

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1932 <-- 2014 <- 2015 -> 2016 --> 2024

2015 Season Highlights

Ruffin McNeill enters his 6th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

2015 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Towson	28	20	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Florida	24	31	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Navy	21	45	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Virginia Tech	35	28	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Southern Methodist	49	23	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Brigham Young	38	45	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Tulsa	30	17	W
Thu., Oct. 22	vs. Temple	14	24	L
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Connecticut	13	31	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. South Florida	17	22	L
Thu., Nov. 19	@ Central Florida	44	7	W
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Cincinnati	16	19	L

2015 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	329
Scoring Average	27.4
Points Allowed	312
Defense Average	26.0
Opponents Record	76-67
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-4

2015 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2015 American Athletic-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Temple	10-4	417	281	Lost 17-32	7-2	291	189	Matt Rhule
South Florida	8-5	437	298	Lost 35-45	6-2	275	157	Willie Taggart
Cincinnati	7-6	440	405	Lost 7-42	4-4	286	259	Tommy Tuberville
Connecticut	6-7	223	253	Lost 10-16	4-4	152	166	Bob Diaco
East Carolina	5-7	329	312		3-5	204	188	Ruffin McNeill
Central Florida	0-12	167	452		0-8	117	359	George OLeary

2015 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2015 All American Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.