2014 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season February 2026 December 2014 2014 East Carolina Pirates football East Carolina Pirates wordmark.svg 200 American Athletic Conference The American 8–5 5–3 Ruffin McNeill 5th Lincoln Riley 5th Rick Smith 2nd Air raid 4–3 Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Birmingham Bowl L 20–28 vs. Florida The 2014 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Ruffin McNeill and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. This was East Carolina's first season as part of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they lost to Florida. Schedule 2014 NCAA Division I FBS AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 28) - Released prior to game Eastern August 30 8:00 pm w y North Carolina Central Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews 52–7 42,758 September 6 7:00 pm l y y South Carolina 21 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPNU 23–33 80,899 September 13 12:00 pm w y y Virginia Tech 17 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN 28–21 63,267 September 20 3:30 pm w y North Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNU 70–41 51,082 October 4 12:00 pm w y 22 SMU Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNU 45–24 45,029 October 11 7:00 pm w y 19 South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU 28–17 31,567 October 23 7:00 pm w 18 UConn Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNU 31–21 40,152 November 1 12:00 pm l y 23 Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 10–20 22,130 November 13 7:00 pm l y Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 46–54 19,113 November 22 3:30 pm w Tulane Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN3 34–6 48,433 November 28 8:30 pm w y Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPNU 49–32 15,126 December 4 7:30 pm l UCF Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN 30–32 41,259 January 3, 2015 12:00 pm l y y Florida Birmingham Bowl Legion Field Birmingham, AL ESPN2 20–28 30,083 Schedule source:2014 East Carolina Pirates Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-14/aac/2014-east-carolina-pirates-football-schedule.php FB Schedules March 20, 2014 Game summaries North Carolina Central Eagles 7 0 0 0 Pirates 10 21 7 14 2014 North Carolina Central Eagles football team South Carolina Pirates 6 10 0 7 #21 Gamecocks 7 13 10 3 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks football team Virginia Tech Pirates 21 0 0 7 #17 Hokies 0 7 0 14 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team North Carolina Tar Heels 13 7 7 14 Pirates 14 21 21 14 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team SMU Mustangs 0 7 17 0 #22 Pirates 14 14 7 10 2014 SMU Mustangs football team South Florida #19 Pirates 7 0 7 14 Bulls 7 10 0 0 2014 South Florida Bulls football team UConn Huskies 7 0 14 0 #18 Pirates 14 0 7 10 2014 UConn Huskies football team Temple #21 Pirates 0 3 0 7 Owls 14 0 6 0 2014 Temple Owls football team Cincinnati Pirates 6 14 7 19 Bearcats 14 17 7 16 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats football team Tulane Green Wave 0 3 0 0 Pirates 10 7 3 14 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team Tulsa Pirates 14 7 14 14 Golden Hurricane 14 0 11 7 2014 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team Central Florida Knights 6 17 3 6 Pirates 6 3 0 21 2014 UCF Knights football team Birmingham Bowl Pirates 7 0 10 3 Gators 7 14 7 0 2014 Florida Gators football team Birmingham Bowl Rankings 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 9 NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 23 24 22 21 19 19 18 16 18 17 21 19 23 NR RV NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR References East Carolina Category:East Carolina Pirates football seasons East Carolina Pirates football