2015 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Ruffin McNeill and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville. This was East Carolina's second season as members of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in AAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

2015 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (3–5 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Nichol (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorRick Smith (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Temple x   7 1     10 4  
South Florida   6 2     8 5  
Cincinnati   4 4     7 6  
UConn   4 4     6 7  
East Carolina   3 5     5 7  
UCF   0 8     0 12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$   7 1     13 1  
No. 18 Navy x   7 1     11 2  
Memphis   5 3     9 4  
Tulsa   3 5     6 7  
Tulane   1 7     3 9  
SMU   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

McNeill was fired at the end of the season. He finished with a six-year record of 42–24.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 p.m.Towson*ESPN3W 28–2040,712
September 127:00 p.m.at Florida*ESPN2L 24–3188,034
September 193:30 p.m.at NavyCBSSNL 21–4534,717
September 263:30 p.m.Virginia Tech*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ABC/ESPN2W 35–2850,514
October 34:00 p.m.at SMUESPNewsW 49–2317,136
October 107:30 p.m.at BYU*ESPNUL 38–4560,186
October 17NoonTulsa 
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNewsW 30–1743,065
October 227:00 p.m.No. 22 Temple
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPN2L 14–2439,417
October 307:00 p.m.at UConnESPNUL 13–3123,116
November 77:30 p.m.South Florida
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 17–2245,194
November 197:00 p.m.at UCFESPNW 44–723,734
November 28NoonCincinnati
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 16–1940,743
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 3 3 7 20
Pirates 14 0 7 7 28

At Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 0 7 10 24
Gators 10 0 14 7 31

At Navy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 0 7 21
Midshipmen 7 21 0 17 45

Virginia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 14 0 7 7 28
Pirates 14 7 14 0 35

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 14 14 14 49
Mustangs 13 10 0 0 23

At BYU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 14 7 0 17 38
Cougars 7 21 14 3 45

Tulsa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 13 3 7 30
Golden Hurricane 0 0 0 17 17

Temple

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 7 0 14 24
Pirates 0 14 0 0 14

At UConn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 6 0 0 7 13
Huskies 3 7 14 7 31

South Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 2 10 0 10 22
Pirates 0 7 7 3 17

At UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 14 17 13 0 44
Knights 7 0 0 0 7

Cincinnati

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 6 10 3 19
Pirates 10 0 0 6 16

References

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  1. ^ "2015 East Carolina Pirates Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 27, 2015.