| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | The American |
| Record: | 3–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Scottie Montgomery |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Tony Petersen |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Kenwick Thompson |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Stadium: | 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 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.
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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.
See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.
See also: 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team and East Carolina–NC State rivalry.
See also: 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.
See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 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.
See also: 2016 South Florida Bulls football team.
See also: 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.
See also: 2016 UConn Huskies football team.
See also: 2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team.
See also: 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team.
See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team.