The East Carolina Pirates were 8-4 in 2012. They fell to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 43 to 34, in the New Orleans Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 409 | 5,311 | 947 | 5.6 | 1,760 | 459 | 3.8 | 3,551 | 488 | 7.3 | 285 | 104 | 159 | 159 | 55 | 567 | ||
Team Rank | 47th | 50th | 39th | 69th | 87th | 74th | 89th | 32nd | 26th | 63rd | 44th | 70th | 32nd | 32nd | 15th | 39th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 411 | 5,599 | 5.9 | 2,015 | 467 | 4.3 | 3,584 | 475 | 7.5 | 291 | 118 | 154 | 154 | 75 | 671 | |||
Opponent Rank | 99th | 100th | 89th | 61st | 41st | 73rd | 116th | 106th | 85th | 100th | 81st | 113th | 113th | 57th | 54th | ||||
Net | -2 | -288 | +947 | -0.3 | -255 | -8 | -0.5 | -33 | +13 | -0.3 | -6 | -14 | +5 | +5 | -20 | -104 | |||
Net Rank | 72nd | 84th | 39th | 83rd | 84th | 62nd | 93rd | 72nd | 62nd | 75th | 73rd | 88th | 60th | 60th | 11th | 31st |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | .778 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |