2010 East Carolina Pirates football team
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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.
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Second Team All-Conference USA
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
. The Pirates played their home games in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium is the on-campus football facility for the East Carolina Pirates in Greenville, North Carolina. The official capacity of the stadium is 50,000, making it the third largest college stadium in North Carolina. The record attendance for the stadium was on October...
and were led by head coach Ruffin McNeill
Ruffin McNeill
Ruffin McNeill is the head football coach for the East Carolina Pirates. Before being named head coach, McNeill served the Texas Tech Red Raiders as an interim head coach, assistant head coach, special teams coordinator, and linebackers coach...
, a former Pirate football player and former Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Texas Tech Red Raiders football program is a college football team that represents Texas Tech University . The team competes, as a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
defensive coordinator. He was in his first year as head coach. They were members of Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
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
2010 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 58th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and its sixth within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division...
20–51.
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.Schedule
|-Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Years at ECU | Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head Coach Head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches... : |
Ruffin McNeil | 1st (2nd Overall) | East Carolina '80 |
| Associate Head Coach/ Linebackers Coach: |
John Wiley | 1st | East Texas State '84 |
| Defensive Coordinator Defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach... Secondary Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... Coach: |
Brian Mitchell Brian Mitchell (American football coach) Brian Keith Mitchell is an American football coach and former professional cornerback who played three seasons for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League... |
1st | Brigham Young Brigham Young Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah... '90 |
| Offensive Coordinator Offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach... / Quarterbacks Coach: |
Lincoln Riley | 1st | Texas Tech Texas Tech University Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the... '06 |
| Offensive Linemen Coach: | Brandon Jones | 1st | Texas Tech '06 |
| Inside Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator | Donnie Kirkpatrick | 6th | Lenoir-Rhyne Lenoir-Rhyne College Lenoir–Rhyne University is a co-educational, private liberal arts university founded in 1891 and located in Hickory, North Carolina, USA. The university is affiliated with the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America .... '82 |
| Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... s Coach: |
Clay McGuire | 1st | Texas Tech '04 |
| Outside Receivers Coach | Dennis Simmons | 1st | Brigham Young '96 |
| Defensive Tackle Coach | Marc Yellock | 1st (3rd Overall) | East Carolina '00 |
| Assistant Coach | Thomas Roggeman | 6th | Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an... '85 |
| Director of Strength & Conditioning | Michael Golden | 6th | Central Connecticut State '92 |
| Director of HS Football Relations | Harold Robinson | 7th | East Carolina '72 |
| Director of Football Administration | Cary Godette | 1st (6th overall) | East Carolina '76 |
| Director of Football Operations | Reed Case | 3rd | Ohio Ohio University Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus... '95 |
| Administrative Assistant to Ruffin McNeil | Ryan Mills | 7th | North Carolina University of North Carolina Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century... '02 |
| Administrative Assistant | Jamie Benna | 2nd | East Carolina '08 |
| Administrative Assistant | Ann Coyle | 4th | East Carolina '06 |
Depth Chart
Tulsa
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
Virginia Tech
North Carolina
Southern Miss
NC State
Marshall
UCF
Navy
UAB
Rice
SMU
NFL Draft Picks
- Dwayne HarrisDwayne HarrisDwayne Lenard Harris is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at East Carolina. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys as the eleventh pick of the sixth round.-High School:...
- Round 6: 11th (176th Overall) - Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
Awards
- Conference USA Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
- Conference USA Newcomer-of-the-Year: Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
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Conference USA Most Valuable Player: - Dominique Davis, Jr. QB - Rivals.comRivals.comRivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in 1996 and currently employs more than 300 personnel.-Schools:The individual collegiate sites can be found...
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
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First Team All-Conference USA - Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
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Second Team All-Conference USA
- Lance Lewis, Jr. WR
- Willie Smith, Sr. OL
- Emanuel Davis, Jr. DB
- Michael Barbour, Jr. K
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