2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

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

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2016 American Athletic Conference football standings

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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

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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.

## Game summaries

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### Western Carolina

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Catamounts  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
Pirates | 10  | 21  | 21  | 0 | 52

See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

### NC State

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Wolfpack  | 0  | 20  | 3  | 7 | 30
Pirates | 9  | 10  | 7  | 7 | 33

See also: 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry

### At South Carolina

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Pirates  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 9 | 15
Gamecocks | 17  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 20

See also: 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

### At Virginia Tech

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Pirates  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 3 | 17
Hokies | 14  | 24  | 9  | 7 | 54

See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

### UCF

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Knights | 0  | 16  | 7  | 24 | 47
Pirates  | 0  | 7  | 14  | 8 | 29

See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team

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

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Pirates  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 9 | 22
Bulls | 7  | 10  | 7  | 14 | 38

See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team

### At Cincinnati

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Pirates  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 6 | 19
Bearcats | 7  | 7  | 10  | 7 | 31

See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

### UConn

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Huskies  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
Pirates | 7  | 7  | 17  | 10 | 41

See also: 2016 UConn Huskies football team

### At Tulsa

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Pirates  | 7  | 0  | 10  | 7 | 24
Golden Hurricane | 14  | 10  | 14  | 7 | 45

See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

### SMU

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Mustangs | 10  | 28  | 10  | 7 | 55
Pirates  | 7  | 17  | 0  | 7 | 31

See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team

### Navy

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Midshipmen | 7  | 24  | 21  | 14 | 66
Pirates  | 14  | 3  | 14  | 0 | 31

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team

### At Temple

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Pirates  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 3 | 10
Owls | 7  | 14  | 6  | 10 | 37

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

## References

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

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* Guy Smith Stadium (1939–1948)
* College Stadium (1949–1962)
* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

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