2011 East Carolina Pirates football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2011
| team = East Carolina Pirates
| sport= football
| image=ECU logo.gif
| image_size= 150
| conference= Conference USA
| division= East
| short_conf= C-USA
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| BCSRank =
| record = 5–7
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach = Ruffin McNeill
| hc_year = 2nd
|off_coach= Lincoln Riley
| oc_year = 2nd
|def_coach= Brian Mitchell
| dc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme= Air raid
| def_scheme= 4–3
| stadium= Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2011 Conference USA football standings}}
The 2011 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Pirates were led by second 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. The Pirates finished 4–4 in Conference USA and 5–7 overall. For the first time since 2005, the Pirates were not eligible to play in a bowl game.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2011
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Bank of America Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = FSN
| score = 37–56
| attend = 58,272{{cite news|title=South Carolina Defeats East Carolina 56–37|first=John|last=Boyette|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/2011-09-03/south-carolina-defeats-east-carolina-56-37|newspaper=Augusta Chronicle|date=September 3, 2011|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = FSN
| score = 10–17
| attend = 49,404
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = UAB
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = WITN
| score = 28–23
| attend = 50,023
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 20–35
| attend = 50,610
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Robertson Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 3–56
| attend = 30,126
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Memphis
| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| tv = WITN
| score = 35–17
| attend = 17,975
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 38–35
| attend = 34,612
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = WITN
| score = 34–13
| attend = 49,410
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Southern Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = CSS
| score = 28–48
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = TWEP
| score = 17–22
| attend = 25,571
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = UCF
| gamename =
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = FSN
| score = 38–31
| attend = 50,277
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 27–34
| overtime = OT
| attend = 22,456
}}
}}
Postseason awards
- Lance Lewis WR - Second Team All-Conference USA Offense
- Emmanuel Davis CB - Second Team All-Conference USA Defense
- Jeremy Grove LB - Honorable Mention All-Conference USA, C-USA Freshman-of-the-Year, C-USA All-Freshman Team, Freshman All-American
- Justin Hardy WR - C-USA All-Freshman Team
References
{{Reflist}}
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