2016 East Carolina Pirates football team

2016 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKenwick Thompson (1st season)
Base defense3–4
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.