2013 East Carolina Pirates football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2013
| team=East Carolina Pirates
| image=ECU logo.gif
| image_size= 150
| conference= Conference USA
| division= East Division
| short_conf= C-USA
| APRank =
| CoachRank =
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach= Ruffin McNeill
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach= Lincoln Riley
| oc_year = 4th
| def_coach= Rick Smith
| dc_year = 1st
| off_scheme= Air raid
| def_scheme= 4–3
| stadium= Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| champion = Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl champion
| bowl = Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
| bowl_result = W 37–20 vs. Ohio
}}
{{2013 Conference USA football standings}}
The 2013 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-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. This was their final season in C-USA before joining the American Athletic Conference in 2014.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2013
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = FCS Atlantic
| score = 52–38
| attend = 44,597
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 7:30 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = FS1
| score = 31–13
| attend = 37,533
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = FS1
| score = 10–15
| attend = 50,096
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = 55–31
| attend = 60,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| tv = FSN
| score = 24–17
| attend = 20,109
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Mercedes-Benz Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| tv = WITN
| score = 33–36
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 15,157
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = FSN
| score = 55–14
| attend = 45,005
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = FIU
| site_stadium = FIU Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| tv = WITN
| score = 34–13
| attend = 16,961
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 3:45 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = FSN
| score = 58–24
| attend = 44,076
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = UAB
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = WITN
| score = 63–14
| attend = 42,603
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = NC State
| gamename = Victory Barrel
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = 42–28
| attend = 49,106
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| gamename = rivalry
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 28–59
| attend = 25,117
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 23
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Ohio
| gamename = Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
| site_stadium = Tropicana Field
| site_cityst = St. Petersburg, FL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 37–20
| attend = 20,053
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Old Dominion=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Monarchs
|R1= 3
|R2= 14
|R3= 14
|R4= 7
|Home=Pirates
|H1= 7
|H2= 14
|H3= 14
|H4= 17
}}
{{see also|2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Florida Atlantic=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Owls
|R1= 3
|R2= 3
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Pirates
|H1= 7
|H2= 14
|H3= 10
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2013 Florida Atlantic Owls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Virginia Tech=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hokies
|R1= 7
|R2= 0
|R3= 6
|R4= 2
|Home=Pirates
|H1= 7
|H2= 0
|H3= 3
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2013 Virginia Tech Hokies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At North Carolina=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Pirates
|R1= 14
|R2= 14
|R3= 14
|R4= 13
|Home=Tar Heels
|H1= 0
|H2= 10
|H3= 14
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2013 North Carolina Tar Heels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Middle Tennessee=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Pirates
|R1= 7
|R2= 7
|R3= 3
|R4= 7
|Home=Blue Raiders
|H1= 10
|H2= 0
|H3= 7
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2013 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Tulane=
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor = Pirates
|V1 = 3
|V2 = 3
|V3 = 0
|V4 = 13
|VOT = 7
|VOT2 = 7
|VOT3 = 0
|Host = Green Wave
|H1 = 3
|H2 = 3
|H3 = 10
|H4 = 3
|HOT = 7
|HOT2 = 7
|HOT3 = 3
|Location = New Orleans, LA
|StartTime = 2:30 p.m.
|TimeZone = CDT
|ElapsedTime = 3:54
|Attendance = 15,157
|Weather = Indoors
|Referee = James Jone
|TVAnnouncers =
|TVStation = WHNO
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{see also|2013 Tulane Green Wave football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Southern Miss=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Golden Eagles
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 14
|Home=Pirates
|H1= 14
|H2= 17
|H3= 24
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2013 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At FIU=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Pirates
|R1= 14
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 13
|Home=Panthers
|H1= 3
|H2= 7
|H3= 3
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2013 FIU Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Tulsa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Golden Hurricane
|R1= 7
|R2= 3
|R3= 7
|R4= 7
|Home=Pirates
|H1= 7
|H2= 14
|H3= 14
|H4= 23
}}
{{see also|2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team}}
{{Clear}}
=UAB=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Blazers
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|Home=Pirates
|H1= 14
|H2= 21
|H3= 14
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2013 UAB Blazers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At NC State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Pirates
|R1= 7
|R2= 14
|R3= 14
|R4= 7
|Home=Wolfpack
|H1= 7
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 21
}}
{{see also|2013 NC State Wolfpack football team|East Carolina–NC State rivalry}}
{{Clear}}
=At Marshall=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Pirates
|R1= 0||R2= 10||R3= 10||R4= 8|RT= 28
|Home=Thundering Herd
|H1= 17||H2= 7||H3= 21||H4= 14|HT= 59
}}
{{see also|2013 Marshall Thundering Herd football team}}
This was the fifteenth time these two teams have faced each other. East Carolina leads the overall win–loss record 10–5.
{{Clear}}
{{Clear}}
=Ohio–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bobcats
|R1= 0
|R2= 14
|R3= 3
|R4= 3
|Home=Pirates
|H1= 14
|H2= 3
|H3= 0
|H4= 20
}}
{{see also|2013 Ohio Bobcats football team|2013 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl}}
References
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