2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2016 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Pirates wordmark.svg 200 American Athletic Conference East Division The American 3–9 1–7 Scottie Montgomery 1st Tony Petersen 1st Kenwick Thompson 1st Multiple 3–4 Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium The 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by a 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 2016 AP Poll released prior to game Eastern September 3 6:00 p.m. w y Western Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN3 52–7 44,161 September 10 Noon w y NC State Victory Barrel Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNU 33–30 50,719 September 17 4:00 p.m. l y y South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SECN 15–20 80,384 September 24 12:30 p.m. l y y Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN 17–54 63,712 October 1 12:00 p.m. l UCF Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN 29–47 46,042 October 8 12:00 p.m. l y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNews 22–38 30,397 October 22 7:00 p.m. l y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 19–31 32,022 October 29 12:00 p.m. w y UConn Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews 41–3 41,370 November 5 8:00 p.m. l y Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPNews 24–45 17,557 November 12 12:00 p.m. l SMU Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews 31–55 42,908 November 19‡ 4:00 p.m. l Navy Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews 31–66 39,480 November 26 7:30 p.m. l y Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 10–37 28,373 Schedule source:2016 East Carolina Pirates Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-east-carolina-pirates-football-schedule.php FB Schedules February 17, 2016 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 Western Carolina Catamounts 0 7 0 0 Pirates 10 21 21 0 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team NC State Wolfpack 0 20 3 7 Pirates 9 10 7 7 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team East Carolina–NC State rivalry At South Carolina Pirates 3 3 0 9 Gamecocks 17 0 0 3 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team At Virginia Tech Pirates 0 0 14 3 Hokies 14 24 9 7 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team UCF Knights 0 16 7 24 Pirates 0 7 14 8 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 Pirates 3 3 7 9 Bulls 7 10 7 14 2016 South Florida Bulls football team At Cincinnati Pirates 3 0 10 6 Bearcats 7 7 10 7 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team UConn Huskies 0 3 0 0 Pirates 7 7 17 10 2016 UConn Huskies football team At Tulsa Pirates 7 0 10 7 Golden Hurricane 14 10 14 7 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team SMU Mustangs 10 28 10 7 Pirates 7 17 0 7 2016 SMU Mustangs football team Navy Midshipmen 7 24 21 14 Pirates 14 3 14 0 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team At Temple Pirates 7 0 0 3 Owls 7 14 6 10 2016 Temple Owls football team References East Carolina Category:East Carolina Pirates football seasons East Carolina Pirates football