2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

2016 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	Scottie Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kenwick Thompson (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Temple xy$		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 19 South Florida x		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		4	–	4					6	–	7
Cincinnati		1	–	7					4	–	8
UConn		1	–	7					3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Tulsa		6	–	2					10	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					9	–	4
SMU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Scottie Montgomery and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. This was East Carolina's third season as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	W 52–7	44,161
September 10	Noon	NC State*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC (Victory Barrel)	ESPNU	W 33–30	50,719
September 17	4:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 15–20	80,384
September 24	12:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 17–54	63,712
October 1	12:00 p.m.	UCF	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 29–47	46,042
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNews	L 22–38	30,397
October 22	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	CBSSN	L 19–31	32,022
October 29	12:00 p.m.	UConn	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNews	W 41–3	41,370
November 5	8:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	L 24–45	17,557
November 12	12:00 p.m.	SMU	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNews	L 31–55	42,908
November 19‡	4:00 p.m.	Navy	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNews	L 31–66	39,480
November 26	7:30 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	L 10–37	28,373
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Schedule source:^[1]

Note: ‡ The game vs. Navy was originally scheduled for October 13 (Thursday) but was postponed due to flooding from Hurricane Matthew; it was rescheduled to Saturday, November 19.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	0	7	0	0	7
Pirates	10	21	21	0	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	0	20	3	7	30
Pirates	9	10	7	7	33

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	3	0	9	15
Gamecocks	17	0	0	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	14	3	17
Hokies	14	24	9	7	54

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	16	7	24	47
Pirates	0	7	14	8	29

This game was notable for about a score of the band members taking a knee during the national anthem. It received widespread coverage, including on CNN, Fox News, and NBC.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	3	7	9	22
Bulls	7	10	7	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	0	10	6	19
Bearcats	7	7	10	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	3	0	0	3
Pirates	7	7	17	10	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	10	7	24
Golden Hurricane	14	10	14	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	10	28	10	7	55
Pirates	7	17	0	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	7	24	21	14	66
Pirates	14	3	14	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	0	3	10
Owls	7	14	6	10	37