| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Logan |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Doug Martin |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Paul Jette |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium |
The 1996 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 8–3 record.[1] The Pirates offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 214 points.