2014 East Carolina Pirates Season

2014 East Carolina Pirates
AACCG vs #1 Boise State, L 24-34
Fiesta Bowl vs #8 Ole Miss, W 17-16
Conference	American Athletic Conference East Division
2014 record	8-6 (6-2 AAC)
Head coach	ObliviousLAX (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Base defense	3-4
Home stadium	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Seasons « 2013 2015 »

2014 AAC Football Standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
x East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	6
Houston		5	–	2					8	–	5
Rice		5	–	2					5	–	7
UCF		4	–	3					5	–	7
Cincinnati		2	–	5					2	–	10
Georgia State		0	–	7					0	–	12
West
x Boise State		8	–	0					13	–	1
Air Force		5	–	2					7	–	6
Colorado State		3	–	4					4	–	8
San Diego State		3	–	4					3	–	9
SMU		1	–	6					4	–	8
Hawaii		1	–	6					1	–	11
AAC Championship Game: Boise State 34, ECU 24
x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2014 season was the first season that the ECU Pirates competed at the FBS level in the American Athletic Conference. A season that started with low expectations and low results under previous coach karosi was turned around following the firing of karosi and the hiring of unproven ObliviousLAX to fill his place. LAX took over the team at 3-5, coming off a 28-9 loss at the hands of South Carolina in Columbia. Under his leadership the Pirates managed to rattle off 4 straight wins to close out the season, clinching the AAC East Division title mere hours before the final game of the season against SMU. ECU faced #1 Boise State in the AACCG and ended up blowing a 21-13 halftime lead to lose 24-34. With Boise going to the playoffs, ECU ended up in the Fiesta Bowl against #8 Ole Miss. After a back and forth struggle, true freshman K Robbie "Fitzy" Fitzpatrick hit the game winning FG as time expired to win 17-16.

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
1		Nebraska*		Dowdy-Ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 14-24
2		at Northwestern*		Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois	L 7-20
3		Virginia*		Dowdy-Ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 27-7
5		at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 20-13
6		at Houston		Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, TX	W 38-7
7		UCF		Dowdy-Ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	L 28-3
9		Georgia State		Dowdy-Ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 0-35
10		at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 9-28
11		Rice		Dowdy-Ficklen stadium • Greenville, NC	W 21-23
13		at San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 22-10
14		at Kentucky*		Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	W 27-15
16		at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	W 20-7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
CCG	12:00pm	vs. #1 Boise State		Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L 34-24
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Bowl	2:00	vs. #7 Ole Miss*		University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ	W 17-16
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at ECU	Season in current role
ObliviousLAX	Head Coach	1st	1st
Kevin Moore	Quarterback, Offensive Captain	1st	1st
Jeremy Jones	Defensive End, Defensive Captain	1st	1st
Robbie Fitzpatrick	Kicker, ST Captain	1st	1st

Depth Chart

Defense FS Richard Wells Joseph Smith WLB ILB ILB SLB Robert Johnson Jerome Rowell Sean Gomez Jeromy Potter Clyde Harrington Robert Carter Patrick Peters William Bates SS Joseph Brennan Mark Sizemore CB Peter Adams James Marion DE NT DE Jeremy Jones Jeffrey Bryant Alfred Robinson Donald White Anthony Andrews Donald White CB Alan Anderson Clint Mitchell Offense WR Terry Jones Kelvin Miller WR Benjamin Carter Lawrence Simpson LT LG C RG RT Robert Barraza Lonnie Early Joseph Allen Joseph Huff Clifford Bailey Javier Mitchell John Graham Jimmy Messina Ernest Hull Dean Poole WR Larry Dean Jacob Roberts WR Robert McMahon Benjamin Watkins QB Kevin Moore Jerry Walker RB Christopher Welch James Haines Special Teams PK Robbie Fitzpatrick P Thomas Campbell KR James Haines PR James Haines LS Robert Barraza H Jerry Walker