2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2012 football 2012 East Carolina Pirates ECU logo.gif 150 Conference USA East Division C-USA 8–5 7–1 Ruffin McNeill 3rd Lincoln Riley 3rd Brian Mitchell 3rd Air raid 4–3 Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium C-USA East Division co-champion New Orleans Bowl L 34–43 vs. Louisiana–Lafayette November 2025 The 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-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, and tied with Central Florida and Tulsa for best conference record, at 7-1.2012 Conference USA Year Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/cusa/2012.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com 21 November 2025 en They finished the season with an invitation to the 2013 New Orleans Bowl, where they lost to Louisiana-Lafayette to finish the season with an overall 8-5 record.New Orleans Bowl - Louisiana vs East Carolina Box Score, December 22, 2012 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2012-12-22-east-carolina.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com 21 November 2025 en Schedule 2012 AP Eastern September 1 12:00 pm w y Appalachian State 6 (FCS) Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC FSN 35–13 49,023 September 8 12:00 pm l y y South Carolina 9 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN/WITN 10–48 77,006 September 15 3:30 pm w y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS CBSSN 24–14 34,140 September 22 3:30 pm l y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU 6–27 59,500 September 29 7:00 pm w UTEP Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC WITN 28–18 47,817 October 4, 2012 8:00 pm l y UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 20–40 32,181 October 13 4:30 pm w y Memphis Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CSS/CSNH/WITN 41–7 45,137 October 20 7:00 pm w y UAB Legion Field Birmingham, AL FCS 42–35 12,403 October 27 7:00 pm l y Navy Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC FSN 28–56 48,327 November 3 12:00 pm w Houston Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC FSN 48–28 45,455 November 17 3:30 pm w y Tulane Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA CST/WITN 28–23 14,041 November 23, 2012 2:00 pm w Marshall rivalry Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN 65–59 2OT 46,317 December 22 12:00 pm l y y Louisiana–Lafayette New Orleans Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA ESPN 34–43 48,828 Source: Schedule Game summaries No. 6 (FCS) Appalachian State 2012 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team No. 6 (FCS) Mountaineers 7 3 3 0 Pirates 0 14 7 14 Statistics APPECU First downs 20 25 Total yards 419 390 Rushing yards 119 148 Passing yards 300 242 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 26:42 33:18 Team Category Player StatisticsAppalachian State Passing Jamal Jackson 23/40, 300 yards, INT Rushing Steven Miller 14 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Tony Washington 7 receptions, 102 yardsEast Carolina Passing Rio Johnson 28/43, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Michael Dobson 19 rushes, 78 yards Receiving Justin Jones 2 receptions, 45 yards At No. 9 South Carolina 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team Pirates 0 0 3 7 No. 9 Gamecocks 14 7 14 13 Statistics ECUSC First downs 18 25 Total yards 403 528 Rushing yards 70 131 Passing yards 333 397 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 31:18 28:42 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Rio Johnson 18/29, 193 yards, 3 INT Rushing Vintavious Cooper 6 rushes, 31 yards Receiving Justin Hardy 8 receptions, 111 yards, TDSouth Carolina Passing Dylan Thompson 21/37, 330 yards, 3 TD Rushing Marcus Lattimore 13 rushes, 40 yards, TD Receiving Rory Anderson 4 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD At Southern Miss 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team Pirates 0 3 21 0 Golden Eagles 7 0 0 7 Statistics ECUUSM First downs 13 20 Total yards 228 324 Rushing yards 57 91 Passing yards 171 233 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 29:53 30:07 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 13/27, 171 yards, TD Rushing Vintavious Cooper 13 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Justin Hardy 5 receptions, 92 yards, TDSouthern Miss Passing Chris Campbell 11/21, 145 yards, TD Rushing Desmond Johnson 13 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Markese Triplett 4 receptions, 66 yards, TD At North Carolina 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Pirates 0 6 0 0 Tar Heels 7 3 14 3 Statistics ECUUNC First downs 13 23 Total yards 233 450 Rushing yards 109 129 Passing yards 124 321 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 32:19 27:41 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 17/30, 124 yards Rushing Vintavious Cooper 6 rushes, 68 yards Receiving Justin Jones 4 receptions, 46 yardsNorth Carolina Passing Bryn Renner 27/43, 321 yards, 2 TD Rushing Giovani Bernard 18 rushes, 50 yards, TD Receiving Erik Highsmith 8 receptions, 66 yards UTEP 2012 UTEP Miners football team Miners 7 3 0 8 Pirates 7 7 7 7 Statistics UTEPECU First downs 17 25 Total yards 302 475 Rushing yards 151 217 Passing yards 151 258 Turnovers 4 4 Time of possession 27:02 32:58 Team Category Player StatisticsUTEP Passing Nick Lamaison 9/27, 143 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Nate Jeffery 27 rushes, 134 yards Receiving Malcolm Trail 1 reception, 14 yardsEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 28/40, 258 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Vintavious Cooper 23 rushes, 151 yards, TD Receiving Justin Hardy 11 receptions, 95 yards, TD At UCF 2012 UCF Knights football team Pirates 14 3 3 0 Knights 7 13 10 10 Statistics ECUUCF First downs 17 20 Total yards 362 436 Rushing yards 64 167 Passing yards 298 269 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 31:33 28:27 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 23/36, 298 yards, TD, INT Rushing Vintavious Cooper 18 rushes, 58 yards Receiving Justin Hardy 5 receptions, 119 yards, TDUCF Passing Blake Bortles 15/21, 269 yards, TD Rushing Blake Bortles 6 rushes, 62 yards, TD Receiving Rannell Hall 3 receptions, 68 yards Memphis 2012 Memphis Tigers football team Tigers 0 0 0 7 Pirates 14 3 17 7 Statistics MEMECU First downs 16 21 Total yards 281 369 Rushing yards 115 61 Passing yards 166 308 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 33:41 26:19 Team Category Player StatisticsMemphis Passing Jacob Karam 14/23, 153 yards Rushing Jai Steib 13 rushes, 38 yards, TD Receiving Marcus Rucker 7 receptions, 88 yardsEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 25/33, 308 yards, 5 TD Rushing Vintavious Cooper 16 rushes, 96 yards Receiving Justin Hardy 6 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD At UAB 2012 UAB Blazers football team Pirates 7 6 14 15 Blazers 0 14 7 14 Statistics ECUUAB First downs 27 19 Total yards 600 401 Rushing yards 214 82 Passing yards 386 319 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 32:31 27:29 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 23/35, 386 yards, 2 TD Rushing Vintavious Cooper 26 rushes, 172 yards, 2 TD Receiving Justin Hardy 6 receptions, 132 yards, TDUAB Passing Austin Brown 22/37, 319 yards, 3 TD Rushing Darrin Reaves 21 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD Receiving Nick Adams 4 receptions, 114 yards Navy 2012 Navy Midshipmen football team Midshipmen 14 7 21 14 Pirates 0 14 0 14 Statistics NAVYECU First downs 32 21 Total yards 563 338 Rushing yards 512 144 Passing yards 51 194 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 35:27 24:43 Team Category Player StatisticsNavy Passing Keenan Reynolds 3/5, 51 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Gee Gee Greene 14 rushes, 131 yards Receiving Geoffrey Whiteside 1 reception, 20 yards, TDEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 19/29, 194 yards, TD, INT Rushing Vintavious Cooper 18 rushes, 121 yards, TD Receiving Danny Webster 3 receptions, 44 yards Houston 2012 Houston Cougars football team Cougars 0 7 7 14 Pirates 14 14 3 17 Statistics HOUECU First downs 16 31 Total yards 369 550 Rushing yards 28 245 Passing yards 341 305 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 15:52 44:08 Team Category Player StatisticsHouston Passing David Piland 22/51, 341 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Charles Sims 5 rushes, 33 yards Receiving Isaiah Sweeney 3 receptions, 93 yards, TDEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 31/43, 305 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Vintavious Cooper 33 rushes, 140 yards, TD Receiving Derrick Harris 3 receptions, 65 yards At Tulane 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team Pirates 0 14 7 7 Green Wave 7 6 3 7 Statistics ECUTULN First downs 20 22 Total yards 387 302 Rushing yards 172 9 Passing yards 215 293 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 27:49 32:11 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 19/33, 215 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Vintavious Cooper 15 rushes, 87 yards Receiving Justin Hardy 5 receptions, 55 yards, TDTulane Passing Ryan Griffin 36/57, 293 yards, 2 TD Rushing Dante Butler 2 rushes, 18 yards Receiving Ryan Grant 10 receptions, 94 yards Marshall 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team Thundering Herd 7 21 7 17 7 0 Pirates 14 21 7 10 7 6 Statistics MRSHECU First downs 36 31 Total yards 633 555 Rushing yards 214 116 Passing yards 419 439 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 28:40 31:20 Team Category Player StatisticsMarshall Passing Rakeem Cato 31/40, 318 yards, 5 TD, INT Rushing Essray Taliaferro 27 rushes, 130 yards, TD Receiving Tommy Shuler 14 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TDEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 38/47, 439 yards, 3 TD Rushing Vintavious Cooper 14 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD Receiving Justin Hardy 16 receptions, 171 yards Vs. Louisiana–Lafayette (New Orleans Bowl) 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team 2012 New Orleans Bowl Pirates 0 21 10 3 Ragin' Cajuns 7 24 6 6 Statistics ECUULL First downs 24 25 Total yards 421 591 Rushing yards 143 267 Passing yards 278 324 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:17 32:43 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Shane Carden 25/42, 278 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Reggie Bullock 17 rushes, 104 yards, 2 TD Receiving Andrew Bodenheimer 5 receptions, 65 yardsLouisiana–Lafayette Passing Terrance Broadway 21/32, 316 yards, TD, INT Rushing Alonzo Harris 21 rushes, 120 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jamal Robinson 6 receptions, 116 yards References East Carolina Category:East Carolina Pirates football seasons East Carolina Pirates football Category:Long stubs with short prose