American college football season
2016 East Carolina Pirates football |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
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Division | East Division |
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Record | 3–9 (1–7 The American) |
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Head coach | - Scottie Montgomery (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Tony Petersen (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Defensive coordinator | Kenwick Thompson (1st season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium |
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Carolina* | | ESPN3 | W 52–7 | 44,161 |
September 10 | Noon | NC State* | | ESPNU | W 33–30 | 50,719 |
September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | | SECN | L 15–20 | 80,384 |
September 24 | 12:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | | 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 | | ESPNews | L 22–38 | 30,397 |
October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | | 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 | | 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 | | ESPNews | L 10–37 | 28,373 |
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- 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
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Catamounts | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Pirates | 10 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 52 |
NC State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wolfpack | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Pirates | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
At South Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
Gamecocks | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
At Virginia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Hokies | 14 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 54 |
UCF
| 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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
Bulls | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
At Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
Bearcats | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pirates | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 41 |
At Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Golden Hurricane | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 10 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
Pirates | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Midshipmen | 7 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 66 |
Pirates | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
At Temple
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Owls | 7 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
References
- ^ "2016 East Carolina Pirates Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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