2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

2016 East Carolina Pirates football
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Conference	American Athletic Conference Eastern Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 The American)
Head coach	Scottie Montgomery (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Deke Adams (1st year)
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Cincinnati		0	–	0					0	–	0
Connecticut		0	–	0					0	–	0
East Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Temple		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCF		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Houston		0	–	0					0	–	0
Memphis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Navy		0	–	0					0	–	0
SMU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulane		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tulsa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team represents East Carolina University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Scottie Montgomery and play their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. This is East Carolina's third season as members of the Eastern Division of the American Athletic Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Western Carolina*		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
September 10		NC State*		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry/Victory Barrel)
September 17		at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
September 24		at Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
October 1		UCF		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry)
October 8		at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
October 13		Navy		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN
October 22		at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
October 29		Connecticut		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
November 5		at Tulsa		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
November 12		SMU		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
November 26		at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts					0
Pirates					0

See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–13	1981	ECU, 42–6

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack					0
Pirates					0

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–16	2013	ECU, 42–28

at South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates					0
Gamecocks					0

See also: 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–13	2014	SC, 33–23

at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates					0
Hokies					0

See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–13	2015	ECU, 35–28

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights					0
Pirates					0

See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team and East Carolina–UCF football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–4	2015	ECU, 44–7

at South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates					0
Bulls					0

See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2014	ECU, 28–17

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen					0
Pirates					0

See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2015	NAVY, 45–21

at Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates					0
Bearcats					0

See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2015	CIN, 19–16

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Pirates					0

See also: 2016 Connecticut Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	UCONN, 31–13

at Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates					0
Golden Hurricane					0

See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5	2015	ECU, 30–17

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Pirates					0

See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2015	ECU, 49–23

at Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates					0
Owls					0

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–5	2015	TEM, 24–14