The 2010 East Carolina Pirates football team represented

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in the

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. The Pirates played their home games in

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and were led by head coach

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, a former Pirate football player and former

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defensive coordinator. He was in his first year as head coach. They were members of

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After winning consecutive C-USA championships, the Pirates finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in C-USA and were invited to the

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where they were defeated by

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20–51.

Before the season

Recruiting

Purple/Gold Spring Game

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. 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

Coaching staff

Depth chart

Game summaries

Tulsa

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

Virginia Tech

North Carolina

Southern Miss

NC State

Marshall

UCF

Navy

UAB

Rice

SMU

Postseason

NFL Draft Picks

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- Round 6: 11th ''(176th Overall)'' -

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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

References

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