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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 pm | Old Dominion* | | FCS Atlantic | W 52–38 | 44,597 |
| September 5 | 7:30 pm | Florida Atlantic | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| FS1 | W 31–13 | 37,533 |
| September 14 | 12:00 pm | Virginia Tech* | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| FS1 | L 10–15 | 50,096 |
| September 28 | 12:30 pm | at North Carolina* | | ACCN | W 55–31 | 60,000 |
| October 5 | 3:30 pm | at Middle Tennessee | | FSN | W 24–17 | 20,109 |
| October 12 | 3:30 pm | at Tulane | | WITN | L 33–36 3OT | 15,157 |
| October 19 | 12:00 pm | Southern Miss | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| FSN | W 55–14 | 45,005 |
| November 2 | 6:00 pm | at FIU | | WITN | W 34–13 | 16,961 |
| November 9 | 3:45 pm | Tulsa | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| FSN | W 58–24 | 44,076 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | UAB | - Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
- Greenville, NC
| WITN | W 63–14 | 42,603 |
| November 23 | 12:30 pm | at NC State* | | ACCN | W 42–28 | 49,106 |
| November 29 | 12:00 pm | at Marshall | | CBSSN | L 28–59 | 25,117 |
| December 23 | 2:00 pm | vs. Ohio* | | ESPN | W 37–20 | 20,053 |
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
Old Dominion
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Monarchs
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
| Pirates
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
17 |
52 |
Florida Atlantic
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Owls
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
| Pirates
|
7
|
14
|
10
|
0 |
31 |
Virginia Tech
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Hokies
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
2 |
15 |
| Pirates
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
At North Carolina
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Pirates
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
13 |
55 |
| Tar Heels
|
0
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
31 |
At Middle Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Pirates
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
| Blue Raiders
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
At Tulane
| Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Pirates |
3 |
3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
33 |
| • Green Wave |
3 |
3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
36 |
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:54
- Game attendance: 15,157
- Game weather: Indoors
- Referee: James Jone
- Television network: WHNO
Southern Miss
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
| Pirates
|
14
|
17
|
24
|
0 |
55 |
At FIU
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Pirates
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
34 |
| Panthers
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
13 |
Tulsa
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Hurricane
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
| Pirates
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
23 |
58 |
UAB
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Blazers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
| Pirates
|
14
|
21
|
14
|
14 |
63 |
At NC State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Pirates
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
| Wolfpack
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
21 |
28 |
At Marshall
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Pirates
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
8 |
28 |
| Thundering Herd
|
17
|
7
|
21
|
14 |
59 |
This was the fifteenth time these two teams have faced each other. East Carolina leads the overall win–loss record 10–5.
Ohio–Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bobcats
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
3 |
20 |
| Pirates
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
20 |
37 |
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