Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
6:00 p.m. |
Western Carolina* |
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
ESPN3 |
W 52–7 |
44,161 |
September 10 |
Noon |
NC State* |
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Victory Barrel) |
ESPNU |
W 33–30 |
50,719 |
September 17 |
4:00 p.m. |
at South Carolina* |
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC |
SECN |
L 15–20 |
80,384 |
September 24 |
12:30 p.m. |
at Virginia Tech* |
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
ACCN |
L 17–54 |
63,712 |
October 1 |
12:00 p.m. |
UCF |
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry) |
CBSSN |
L 29–47 |
46,042 |
October 8 |
12:00 p.m. |
at South Florida |
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ESPNews |
L 22–38 |
30,397 |
October 22 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Cincinnati |
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
CBSSN |
L 19–31 |
32,022 |
October 29 |
12:00 p.m. |
Connecticut |
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
ESPNews |
W 41–3 |
41,370 |
November 5 |
8:00 p.m. |
at Tulsa |
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
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 |
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA |
ESPNews |
L 10–37 |
28,373 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- 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 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
17–13 |
1981 |
ECU, 42–6 |
NC State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wolfpack |
0 |
20 |
3 |
7 |
30 |
Pirates |
9 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
33 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–16 |
2013 |
ECU, 42–28 |
at South Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
15 |
Gamecocks |
17 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–13 |
2014 |
SC, 33–23 |
at Virginia Tech
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
Hokies |
14 |
24 |
9 |
7 |
54 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–13 |
2015 |
ECU, 35–28 |
UCF
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Knights |
0 |
16 |
7 |
24 |
47 |
Pirates |
0 |
7 |
14 |
8 |
29 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
10–4 |
2015 |
ECU, 44–7 |
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 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–4 |
2014 |
ECU, 28–17 |
at Cincinnati
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
3 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
19 |
Bearcats |
7 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–7 |
2015 |
CIN, 19–16 |
Connecticut
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Pirates |
7 |
7 |
17 |
10 |
41 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
2015 |
UCONN, 31–13 |
at Tulsa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
7 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
24 |
Golden Hurricane |
14 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
45 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–5 |
2015 |
ECU, 30–17 |
SMU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Mustangs |
10 |
28 |
10 |
7 |
55 |
Pirates |
7 |
17 |
0 |
7 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–2 |
2015 |
ECU, 49–23 |
Navy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Midshipmen |
7 |
24 |
21 |
14 |
66 |
Pirates |
14 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–4 |
2015 |
NAVY, 45–21 |
at Temple
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
Owls |
7 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
37 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–5 |
2015 |
TEM, 24–14 |
References
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