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.

2013 East Carolina Pirates football
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record10–3 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (4th season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorRick Smith (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   7 1     10 4  
East Carolina   6 2     10 3  
Middle Tennessee   6 2     8 5  
Florida Atlantic   4 4     6 6  
UAB   1 7     2 10  
Southern Miss   1 7     1 11  
FIU   1 7     1 11  
West Division
Rice x$   7 1     10 4  
UTSA   6 2     7 5  
North Texas   6 2     9 4  
Tulane   5 3     7 6  
Louisiana Tech   3 5     4 8  
Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
UTEP   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmOld Dominion*FCS AtlanticW 52–3844,597
September 57:30 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FS1W 31–1337,533
September 1412:00 pmVirginia Tech*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FS1L 10–1550,096
September 2812:30 pmat North Carolina*ACCNW 55–3160,000
October 53:30 pmat Middle TennesseeFSNW 24–1720,109
October 123:30 pmat TulaneWITNL 33–36 3OT15,157
October 1912:00 pmSouthern Miss
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 55–1445,005
November 26:00 pmat FIUWITNW 34–1316,961
November 93:45 pmTulsa
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
FSNW 58–2444,076
November 161:00 pmUAB
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITNW 63–1442,603
November 2312:30 pmat NC State*ACCNW 42–2849,106
November 2912:00 pmat MarshallCBSSNL 28–5925,117
December 232:00 pmvs. Ohio*ESPNW 37–2020,053
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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Old Dominion

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1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 3 14 14 7 38
Pirates 7 14 14 17 52

Florida Atlantic

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 3 0 7 13
Pirates 7 14 10 0 31

Virginia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 0 6 2 15
Pirates 7 0 3 0 10

At North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 14 14 14 13 55
Tar Heels 0 10 14 7 31

At Middle Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 3 7 24
Blue Raiders 10 0 7 0 17

At Tulane

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1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
Pirates 3 3013770 33
Green Wave 3 3103773 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

Southern Miss

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 0 0 14 14
Pirates 14 17 24 0 55

At FIU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 14 7 0 13 34
Panthers 3 7 3 0 13

Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 3 7 7 24
Pirates 7 14 14 23 58
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 7 0 7 14
Pirates 14 21 14 14 63

At NC State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 14 14 7 42
Wolfpack 7 0 0 21 28

At Marshall

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 10 10 8 28
Thundering Herd 17 7 21 14 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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 14 3 3 20
Pirates 14 3 0 20 37

References

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  1. ^ "2013 North Carolina Pirates Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved April 3, 2013.