2010 East Carolina Pirates football team

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.

2010 East Carolina Pirates football
Military Bowl, L 20–51 vs. Maryland
Conference	Conference USA
	East
2010 record	6–7 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Ruffin McNeill (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Lincoln Riley (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Brian Mitchell (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

2010 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
East Carolina		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

Before the season

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2010 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Shane Carden QB	Bellaire, TX	Episcopal HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Maurice Falls LB	Belmont, NC	South Point HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5	Aug 11, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jacob Geary LB	Hillsborough, NC	Cedar Ridge HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	N/A	Sep 9, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Drew Gentry OL	Tallahassee, FL	North Florida Christian	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	284 lb (129 kg)	N/A	Apr 20, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Jeremy Grove LB	Ijamsville, MD	Thomas Johnson HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	4.8	May 20, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Mack Helms OL	Tallahassee, FL	Leon HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	N/A	Sep 9, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Taylor Hudson OL	Mauldin, SC	Mauldin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.4	Jul 27, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Lamar Ivey ATH	Mebane, NC	Eastern Alamance HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.4	Jan 31, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Bradley Jacobs DB	Perkinston, MS	Gulf Coast CC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Dec 18, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Derrell Johnson DE	Baltimore, MD	Wyoming Seminary	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Lance Lewis WR	Scooba, MS	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Feb 5, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Damon Magazu ATH	Charlotte, NC	Providence HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5	Apr 21, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Alex Owah RB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	N/A	Dec 24, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Lee Pegues DE	Bennettsville, SC	Marlboro County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Aug 3, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Torian Richardson WR	Duncan, SC	Byrnes HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	4.7	Feb 4, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Crishon Rose DT	Forestville, MD	Bishop McNamara HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	4.8	Jan 12, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Diavalo Simpson OL	Scooba, MS	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	N/A	Dec 19, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Terry Williams LB	Loganville, GA	Grayson HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	4.7	Oct 22, 2009
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 110   Rivals: 79
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03. "Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03. "2010 Player commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	2:00 pm	Tulsa	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN2	W 51–49	50,010
September 11	12:00 pm	Memphis	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	WITN-TV/CSS	W 49–27	48,123
September 18	1:30 pm	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	L 27–49	66,233
October 2	3:30 pm	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN3	L 17–42	60,000
October 9	7:30 pm	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	WITN-TV/CSS	W 44–43	32,334
October 16	12:00 pm	NC State*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (Victory Barrel)	CBSCS	W 33–27 ^OT	50,410
October 23	4:15 pm	Marshall	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (rivalry)	WITN-TV/CSS	W 37–10	50,145
October 30	3:30 pm	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	BHSN/WITN-TV	L 35–49	40,073
November 6	3:30 pm	Navy*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	MASN	L 35–76	50,191
November 11	8:00 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CBSCS	W 54–42	14,083
November 20	1:00 pm	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	WITN-TV/CSS	L 38–62	15,262
November 26	2:00 pm	SMU	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSCS	L 38–45 ^OT	49,108
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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

Defense http://www.ecupirates.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ecu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/depth-chart FS Derek Blacknall Justin Venable WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Melvin Patterson ⋅ Cliff Perryman Ty Holmes ⋅ SS Bradley Jacobs Damon Magazu CB Emanuel Davis Rahkeem Morgan DE DT DT DE Matt Milner Robert Jones Josh Smith Derrell Johnson Lee Pegues Jimmy Booth Antonio Allison A.J. Johnson CB Travis Simmons Jacobi Jenkins Offense http://www.ecupirates.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ecu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/depth-chart X-Receiver Lance Lewis Dayon Arrington H-Receiver Michael Bowman Jeremy Davis LT LG C RG RT Willie Smith Doug Polochak Dalton Faulds Cory Dowless D.J. Scott Jordan Davis Cory Dowless Doug Polochak D.J. Scott Grant Harner Y-Receiver Dwayne Harris Justin Jones Z-Receiver Andrew Bodenheimer Mike Price QB Dominique Davis Brad Wornick RB Jonathan Williams Giavanni Ruffin Special Teams PK Michael Barbour P Ben Ryan KR Jonathan Williams PR Dwayne Harris LS William Smith H Trent Tignor

Game summaries

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	7	9	13	20	49
Pirates	10	7	7	27	51

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	7	7	10	27
Pirates	28	7	7	7	49

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	10	14	3	0	27
Hokies	7	14	14	14	49

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	7	3	0	17
Tar Heels	7	7	14	14	42

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	17	21	6	44
Golden Eagles	20	0	13	10	43

NC State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wolfpack	0	21	0	6	0	27
Pirates	21	3	0	3	6	33

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	3	7	0	0	10
Pirates	7	13	10	7	37

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	7	7	14	35
Knights	14	14	7	14	49

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	14	14	27	21	76
Pirates	14	7	7	7	35

UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	17	3	27	54
Blazers	7	14	14	7	42

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	21	3	7	38
Owls	14	20	14	14	62

SMU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mustangs	0	10	21	7	7	45
Pirates	14	0	3	21	0	38

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Postseason

NFL Draft Picks

• Dwayne Harris - Round 6: 11th (176th Overall) - Dallas Cowboys

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

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

Notes

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.