2010 East Carolina Pirates football team

2010 East Carolina Pirates football
Military Bowl, L 20–51 vs. Maryland
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Record6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLincoln Riley (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBrian Mitchell (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
  5 – 3     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Marshall   4 – 4     5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Memphis   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
SMU xy   6 – 2     7 – 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Houston   4 – 4     5 – 7  
UTEP   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Tulane   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Before the season

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2010)
Name Hometown School Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Detric Allen
DB 		Norwood, NC South Stanly HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 4.5 Jul 29, 2009 
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Desi Brown
QB 		Webster Groves, MO Webster Groves HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 4.6 Jun 29, 2009 
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Shane Carden
QB 		Bellaire, TX Episcopal HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) N/A Feb 3, 2010 
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Dominique Davis
QB 		Fort Scott, KS Fort Scott CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Nov 2, 2009 
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Maurice Falls
LB 		Belmont, NC South Point HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.5 Aug 11, 2009 
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Anthony Garrett
OL 		Fort Scott, KS Fort Scott CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 295 lb (134 kg) N/A Jan 28, 2010 
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Jacob Geary
LB 		Hillsborough, NC Cedar Ridge HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) N/A Sep 9, 2009 
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Drew Gentry
OL 		Tallahassee, FL North Florida Christian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 284 lb (129 kg) N/A Apr 20, 2009 
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Jeremy Grove
LB 		Ijamsville, MD Thomas Johnson HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 4.8 May 20, 2009 
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Mack Helms
OL 		Tallahassee, FL Leon HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) N/A Sep 9, 2009 
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Taylor Hudson
OL 		Mauldin, SC Mauldin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.4 Jul 27, 2009 
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Lamar Ivey
ATH 		Mebane, NC Eastern Alamance HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 4.4 Jan 31, 2010 
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Bradley Jacobs
DB 		Perkinston, MS Gulf Coast CC 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.5 Dec 18, 2009 
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Derrell Johnson
DE 		Baltimore, MD Wyoming Seminary 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) N/A Feb 3, 2010 
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Lance Lewis
WR 		Scooba, MS East Mississippi CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A Feb 5, 2010 
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Damon Magazu
ATH 		Charlotte, NC Providence HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.5 Apr 21, 2009 
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Alex Owah
RB 		Chatham, VA Hargrave Military Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A Dec 24, 2009 
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Lee Pegues
DE 		Bennettsville, SC Marlboro County HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 243 lb (110 kg) N/A Aug 3, 2009 
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Torian Richardson
WR 		Duncan, SC Byrnes HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 4.7 Feb 4, 2010 
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Crishon Rose
DT 		Forestville, MD Bishop McNamara HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 259 lb (117 kg) 4.8 Jan 12, 2010 
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Diavalo Simpson
OL 		Scooba, MS East Mississippi CC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 275 lb (125 kg) N/A Dec 19, 2009 
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Terry Williams
LB 		Loganville, GA Grayson HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 4.7 Oct 22, 2009 
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Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 110    Rivals: 79
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "East Carolina 2010 Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  • "Football Recruiting Commits". Scout. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  • "2010 Player commits". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 3, 2010.

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.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:00 pmTulsa
ESPN2W 51–4950,010
September 1112:00 pmMemphis
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
WITN-TV/CSSW 49–2748,123
September 181:30 pmat Virginia Tech*
ESPN3L 27–4966,233
October 23:30 pmat North Carolina*
ESPN3L 17–4260,000
October 97:30 pmat Southern Miss
WITN-TV/CSSW 44–4332,334
October 1612:00 pmNC State*
CBSCSW 33–27 OT50,410
October 234:15 pmMarshall
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC (rivalry)
WITN-TV/CSSW 37–1050,145
October 303:30 pmat UCF
BHSN/WITN-TVL 35–4940,073
November 63:30 pmNavy*
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
MASNL 35–7650,191
November 118:00 pmat UAB
CBSCSW 54–4214,083
November 201:00 pmat Rice
WITN-TV/CSSL 38–6215,262
November 262:00 pmSMU
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSCSL 38–45 OT49,108
December 292:30 p.m.vs. Maryland*
ESPNL 20–5138,062

Coaching staff

Position Name Years at ECU Alma Mater
Head Coach: Ruffin McNeil 1st (2nd overall) East Carolina '80
Associate head coach/
Linebackers Coach:		 John Wiley 1st East Texas State '84
Defensive Coordinator
Secondary Coach:		 Brian Mitchell 1st Brigham Young '90
Offensive coordinator/
Quarterbacks Coach:		 Lincoln Riley 1st Texas Tech '06
Offensive Linemen Coach: Brandon Jones 1st Texas Tech '06
Inside Receivers Coach/recruiting coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick 6th Lenoir-Rhyne '82
Running backs 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 '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 '95
Administrative Assistant to Ruffin McNeil Ryan Mills 7th North Carolina '02
Administrative Assistant Jamie Benna 2nd East Carolina '08
Administrative Assistant Ann Coyle 4th East Carolina '06

Depth chart

Game summaries

Tulsa

See also: 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 9 13 20 49
Pirates 10 7 7 27 51
Statistics TLSA ECU
First downs 27 27
Total yards 579 538
Rushing yards 180 155
Passing yards 399 383
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:43 28:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing G. J. Kinne 28/43, 399 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Damaris Johnson 7 rushes, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Charles Clay 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 27/46, 383 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Jonathan Williams 15 rushes, 92 yards, TD
Receiving Dwayne Harris 7 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD

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

See also: 2010 Memphis Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 7 7 10 27
Pirates 28 7 7 7 49
Statistics MEM ECU
First downs 20 27
Total yards 413 425
Rushing yards 101 161
Passing yards 312 264
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 31:10 28:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing Ryan Williams 18/25, 293 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jerrell Rhodes 17 rushes, 59 yards
Receiving Curtis Johnson 4 receptions, 50 yards
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 28/39, 256 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jonathan Williams 17 rushes, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Dwayne Harris 6 receptions, 54 yards, TD

At Virginia Tech

See also: 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 10 14 3 0 27
Hokies 7 14 14 14 49
Statistics ECU VT
First downs 22 22
Total yards 361 448
Rushing yards 110 249
Passing yards 251 199
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 32:43 27:17
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 30/44, 251 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jonathan Williams 17 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dwayne Harris 10 receptions, 119 yards, TD
Virginia Tech Passing Tyrod Taylor 8/16, 199 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Darren Evans 10 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Jarrett Boykin 3 receptions, 118 yards, TD

At North Carolina

See also: 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 3 0 17
Tar Heels 7 7 14 14 42
Statistics ECU UNC
First downs 21 25
Total yards 347 444
Rushing yards 64 263
Passing yards 283 181
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 24:24 35:36
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 33/51, 244 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jonathan Williams 8 rushes, 33 yards
Receiving Lance Lewis 9 receptions, 68 yards, TD
North Carolina Passing T. J. Yates 18/26, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Johnny White 16 rushes, 140 yards
Receiving Zack Pianalto 7 receptions, 95 yards

At Southern Miss

See also: 2010 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 17 21 6 44
Golden Eagles 20 0 13 10 43
Statistics ECU USM
First downs 21 22
Total yards 338 404
Rushing yards 33 167
Passing yards 305 237
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 23:47 36:13
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 18/36, 305 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jonathan Williams 13 rushes, 25 yards
Receiving Dwayne Harris 9 receptions, 99 yards, TD
Southern Miss Passing Austin Davis 20/39, 237 yards, TD
Rushing Tracy Lampley 13 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving Johdrick Morris 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD

NC State

See also: 2010 NC State Wolfpack football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Wolfpack 0 21 0 60 27
Pirates 21 3 0 36 33
Statistics NCST ECU
First downs 26 24
Total yards 476 496
Rushing yards 154 120
Passing yards 322 376
Turnovers 4 4
Time of possession 32:31 27:29
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing Russell Wilson 26/52, 322 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Mustafa Greene 16 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving Owen Spencer 6 receptions, 98 yards
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 37/53, 376 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Giavanni Ruffin 15 rushes, 74 yards
Receiving Michael Bowman 5 receptions, 93 yards

Marshall

See also: 2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 3 7 0 0 10
Pirates 7 13 10 7 37
Statistics MRSH ECU
First downs 24 26
Total yards 328 455
Rushing yards 94 194
Passing yards 234 261
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 34:24 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Brian Anderson 27/47, 217 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Tron Martinez 6 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Troy Evans 6 receptions, 50 yards, TD
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 23/39, 208 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jonathan Williams 10 rushes, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Dwayne Harris 5 receptions, 56 yards

At UCF

See also: 2010 UCF Knights football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 7 7 14 35
Knights 14 14 7 14 49
Statistics ECU UCF
First downs 21 21
Total yards 421 424
Rushing yards 111 265
Passing yards 310 159
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 29:52 30:08
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 39/54, 310 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Giavanni Ruffin 11 rushes, 63 yards
Receiving Dwayne Harris 9 receptions, 146 yards, TD
UCF Passing Jeff Godfrey 8/12, 159 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ronnie Weaver Jr. 30 rushes, 180 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brian Watters 2 receptions, 55 yards
See also: 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 14 14 27 21 76
Pirates 14 7 7 7 35
Statistics NAVY ECU
First downs 25 28
Total yards 596 567
Rushing yards 521 154
Passing yards 75 413
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 34:43 25:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Ricky Dobbs 6/8, 75 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Alexander Teich 14 rushes, 157 yards, TD
Receiving Aaron Santiago 2 receptions, 33 yards, TD
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 43/65, 413 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Jonathan Williams 12 rushes, 94 yards
Receiving Lance Lewis 9 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD

At UAB

See also: 2010 UAB Blazers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 17 3 27 54
Blazers 7 14 14 7 42
Statistics ECU UAB
First downs 25 28
Total yards 492 545
Rushing yards 128 127
Passing yards 364 418
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 26:43 32:33
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 26/41, 331 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Jonathan Williams 14 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Jonathan Williams 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD
UAB Passing Bryan Ellis 31/49, 418 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Pat Shed 18 rushes, 81 yards
Receiving Mike Jones 8 receptions, 110 yards

At Rice

See also: 2010 Rice Owls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 21 3 7 38
Owls 14 20 14 14 62
Statistics ECU RICE
First downs 21 25
Total yards 454 639
Rushing yards 146 410
Passing yards 308 229
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 21:14 38:46
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 21/39, 308 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jonathan Williams 17 rushes, 100 yards, TD
Receiving Lance Lewis 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Rice Passing Taylor McHargue 11/15, 220 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jeremy Eddington 16 rushes, 143 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Vance McDonald 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD

SMU

See also: 2010 SMU Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
Mustangs 0 10 21 77 45
Pirates 14 0 3 210 38
Statistics SMU ECU
First downs 21 25
Total yards 450 452
Rushing yards 119 138
Passing yards 331 314
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 32:32 27:28
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Kyle Padron 21/34, 331 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Zach Line 30 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Aldrick Robinson 5 receptions, 129 yards, TD
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 33/45, 314 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jonathan Lewis 14 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Lance Lewis 8 receptions, 154 yards, 2 TD

Vs. Maryland (Military Bowl)

See also: 2010 Military Bowl and 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 10 7 20
Terrapins 6 10 21 14 51
Statistics ECU MD
First downs 19 18
Total yards 343 478
Rushing yards 32 297
Passing yards 311 181
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 30:13 29:47
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Dominique Davis 35/57, 268 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Giavanni Ruffin 11 rushes, 27 yards
Receiving Lance Lewis 11 receptions, 137 yards, TD
Maryland Passing Danny O'Brien 13/22, 181 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Da'Rel Scott 13 rushes, 200 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Davin Meggett 2 receptions, 52 yards

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Postseason

NFL draft picks

Awards

  • Conference USA Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
  • Conference USA Newcomer-of-the-Year: Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
  • Rivals.com Conference USA Most Valuable Player: - Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
  • Rivals.com Conference USA Offensive Most Valuable Player: - Dominique Davis, Jr. QB

Honors

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

  • Rivals.com First Team All-Conference USA
    • Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
    • Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
  • Rivals.com Second Team All-Conference USA
    • Lance Lewis, Jr. WR
    • Willie Smith, Sr. OL
    • Emanuel Davis, Jr. DB
    • Michael Barbour, Jr. K
1st Team All C-USA
  • Willie Smith, Sr. OL
  • Dwayne Harris, Sr. WR
  • Dwayne Harris, Sr. PR
2nd Team All C-USA
  • Lance Lewis, Jr. WR
  • Emanuel Davis, Jr. DB
  • Michael Barbour, Jr. K
C-USA Team Honorable Mentions
  • Dominique Davis, Jr. QB
  • Jonathan Williams, Sr. RB
  • Josh Smith, Sr. DL
  • Dustin Lineback, Sr. LB
C-USA All Freshman Team
  • Grant Harner, OL
C-USA All Academic Team
  • Matt Milner, RS-Fr. DE

References

  1. ^ "27th Annual Great Pirate Purple/Gold Pigskin Pig-Out Party". East Carolina University. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "Future East Carolina Pirates Schedules". College Football Palace. March 16, 2010. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
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