# 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.

## 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 June 3, 2010. "Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 3, 2010. "2010 Player commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 3, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 3, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. 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.

## Schedule

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

## Depth chart

Defensehttp://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
Offensehttp://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 |

## 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

### 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