2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

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2016 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKenwick Thompson (1st season)
Home stadiumDowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
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.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m.Western Carolina*ESPN3W 52–744,161
September 10NoonNC State*
ESPNUW 33–3050,719
September 174:00 p.m.at South Carolina*SECNL 15–2080,384
September 2412:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech*ACCNL 17–5463,712
October 112:00 p.m.UCF
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
CBSSNL 29–4746,042
October 812:00 p.m.at South FloridaESPNewsL 22–3830,397
October 227:00 p.m.at CincinnatiCBSSNL 19–3132,022
October 2912:00 p.m.UConndagger
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNewsW 41–341,370
November 58:00 p.m.at TulsaESPNewsL 24–4517,557
November 1212:00 p.m.SMU
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNewsL 31–5542,908
November 19‡4:00 p.m.Navy
  • Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
ESPNewsL 31–6639,480
November 267:30 p.m.at TempleESPNewsL 10–3728,373
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.

Game summaries[edit]

Western Carolina[edit]

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

NC State[edit]

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

At South Carolina[edit]

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

At Virginia Tech[edit]

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

UCF[edit]

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.

At South Florida[edit]

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

At Cincinnati[edit]

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

UConn[edit]

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

At Tulsa[edit]

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

SMU[edit]

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

Navy[edit]

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

At Temple[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 East Carolina Pirates Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 17, 2016.