2016 schedule
East Carolina
American Athletic
Final rank
#20
Record
3-9
Points
6
Diff
-109
Scored
324
Allowed
433
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
5605
Yards allowed
5433
Rushing yards
1589
Passing yards
4016
Turnovers
24
3rd down conv.
76
4th down conv.
21
Penalties
60
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2016 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Philip NelsonQB234
- 2. Gardner MinshewQB119
- 3. James SummersRB2
TD
- 1. Philip NelsonQB16
- 2. Gardner MinshewQB8
- 3. James SummersRB1
YDS
- 1. Philip NelsonQB2603
- 2. Gardner MinshewQB1347
- 3. James SummersRB46
Rushing
CAR
- 1. James SummersRB161
- 2. Anthony ScottRB79
- 3. Philip NelsonQB63
TD
- 1. James SummersRB7
- 2. Philip NelsonQB2
- 3. Anthony ScottRB2
YDS
- 1. James SummersRB868
- 2. Anthony ScottRB384
- 3. Devin AndersonRB258
Receiving
REC
- 1. Zay JonesWR156
- 2. Quay JohnsonWR57
- 3. Jimmy WilliamsWR45
TD
- 1. Zay JonesWR8
- 2. Jimmy WilliamsWR8
- 3. Anthony ScottRB3
YDS
- 1. Zay JonesWR1731
- 2. Jimmy WilliamsWR818
- 3. Quay JohnsonWR560
Defense
SACKS
- 1. Dayon PrattOLB2.5
- 2. DaShaun AmosDB1
- 3. Fred PresleyDL1
TFL
- 1. Dayon PrattOLB7.5
- 2. Yiannis BowdenOLB7.5
- 3. Terrell RichardsonDB5.5
TOT
- 1. Jordan WilliamsILB77
- 2. Terrell RichardsonDB63
- 3. Cam WhiteILB63
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Colby GoreDB2
- 2. Travon SimmonsDB1
- 3. Yiannis BowdenOLB1
TD
- 1. Travon SimmonsDB0
- 2. Yiannis BowdenOLB0
- 3. Bobby FulpDB0
YDS
- 1. Bobby FulpDB24
- 2. Colby GoreDB8
- 3. Travon SimmonsDB7
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Davis PlowmanPK17
- 2. Jake VerityPK1
- 3. Joshon PerryDL0
PTS
- 1. Davis PlowmanPK80
- 2. Jake VerityPK6
- 3. Joshon PerryDL2
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2016 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FCS opponent | home | 52 – 7 | W | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | NC State(Tier 3) | home | 33 – 30 | W | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | South Carolina(Tier 2) | away | 15 – 20 | L | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech(Tier 2) | away | 17 – 54 | L | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | UCF(Tier 3) | home | 29 – 47 | L | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | South Florida(Tier 4) | away | 22 – 38 | L | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Cincinnati(Tier 2) | away | 19 – 31 | L | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | UConn(Tier 3) | home | 41 – 3 | W | +3 | 6 |
| 11 | Tulsa(Tier 4) | away | 24 – 45 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | SMU(Tier 5) | home | 31 – 55 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Navy(Tier 3) | home | 31 – 66 | L | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Temple(Tier 3) | away | 10 – 37 | L | 0 | 6 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster108 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayon Pratt | OLB | 6'4" | Washington, DC |
| 1 | Deondre Farrier | WR | 6'1" · 191 lb | Orlando, FL |
| 1 | Tim Irvin | DB | 5'9" · 197 lb | Miami, FL |
| 2 | Austin Lee | DB | 6'0" · 200 lb | Draper, UT |
| 2 | Michael Witherspoon | DB | 6'1" · 194 lb | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 3 | Anthony Scott | RB | 5'9" · 200 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 4 | Cannon Gibbs | LB | 6'2" · 228 lb | Brandon, MS |
| 4 | Malik Gray | WR | 6'1" · 197 lb | Inman, SC |
| 5 | Corey Seargent | DB | 6'0" · 179 lb | Rock Hill, SC |
| 5 | Gardner Minshew | QB | 6'2" · 216 lb | Brandon, MS |
| 6 | DaShawn Benton | DB | 6'0" | Atlanta, GA |
| 6 | Hussein Howe | RB | 5'9" · 175 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 6 | Marcus Holton Jr. | DB | 6'0" · 170 lb | Tallahassee, FL |
| 7 | Jordan Williams | ILB | 6'0" · 222 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 7 | Zay Jones | WR | 6'1" | Austin, TX |
| 8 | Audie Omotosho | WR | 6'2" · 187 lb | Plano, TX |
| 8 | Bobby Fulp | DB | 6'4" · 204 lb | Midlothian, VA |
| 8 | Tahj Deans | WR | 6'2" · 184 lb | Bailey, NC |
| 9 | Jake Verity | PK | 6'1" · 201 lb | Bremen, GA |
| 9 | Philip Nelson | QB | 6'2" | Mankato, MN |
| 10 | Xavier Smith | LB | 6'1" · 252 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 11 | James Summers | QB | 6'3" | Greensboro , NC |
| 12 | Rowe Mellott | LB | 6'0" · 215 lb | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 13 | Pat Green | OLB | 6'2" | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 14 | Travis Phillips | DB | 5'11" · 178 lb | Montpelier, VA |
| 15 | Terrell Green | WR | 6'4" · 200 lb | Charleston, SC |
| 19 | Curtis Burston | WR | 6'1" · 220 lb | Apex , NC |
| 20 | Austin Teague | DB | 6'0" · 191 lb | Lexington, NC |
| 21 | Ray Tillman | LB | 6'1" · 215 lb | Lithonia, GA |
| 22 | Nhyre Quinerly | DB | 6'0" · 195 lb | Norfolk, VA |
| 22 | Terrell Richardson | DB | 6'0" | Raleigh, NC |
| 23 | Quay Johnson | WR | 5'10" · 184 lb | Knightdale, NC |
| 24 | C.J. Maybin | OLB | 6'4" | Pompano Beach, FL |
| 24 | Derrell Scott | RB | 5'11" · 194 lb | Havelock, NC |
| 24 | Michael Swift | DL | 6'3" · 237 lb | Apex, NC |
| 25 | Devin Anderson | RB | 5'9" · 208 lb | Henderson, NC |
| 26 | Colby Gore | DB | 5'11" · 180 lb | Little River, SC |
| 30 | Jeffrey Coprich | WR | 5'8" | Watts, CA |
| 30 | Joe Carter | ILB | 6'2" · 223 lb | Ponte Vedra, FL |
| 31 | Keyshawn Canady | DB | 6'0" · 189 lb | Wallace, NC |
| 32 | Marquel King | DB | 5'11" · 183 lb | Cameron , NC |
| 33 | Shawn Furlow | RB | 5'10" | Greenville, NC |
| 34 | Cam Coleman | RB | 5'6" · 179 lb | Mocksville, NC |
| 34 | Devaris Brunson | TE | 6'1" | Lake City, SC |
| 34 | Devin Carlos | TE | 6'1" · 261 lb | Jacksonville, NC |
| 35 | Chris Love | DB | 5'10" · 170 lb | Wake Forest, NC |
| 37 | Travon Simmons | DB | 5'10" | Marietta, GA |
| 37 | Trevian Hicks | DB | 5'11" · 208 lb | Winterville, NC |
| 38 | Davis Plowman | PK | 5'10" | Roswell, GA |
| 39 | DaShaun Amos | DB | 6'1" | Midlothian, VA |
| 40 | Nate Harvey | DE | 6'1" · 225 lb | Knightdale, NC |
| 40 | Worth Gregory | P | 6'3" | Fort Mill, SC |
| 41 | Tony Baird | DE | 6'3" · 225 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 42 | Devon Sutton | DB | 5'11" · 198 lb | Charlotte , NC |
| 43 | Dedrick Hawkins | DB | 6'2" · 200 lb | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 43 | Drayvon Fairley | ILB | 6'3" · 232 lb | Red Springs , NC |
| 44 | Kendall Futrell | DL | 6'2" · 226 lb | Winterville, NC |
| 45 | Kenyon Taylor | WR | 6'2" · 182 lb | High Point, NC |
| 46 | Yiannis Bowden | OLB | 6'5" | Kernersville, NC |
| 47 | Anthony Ratliff | LS | 6'0" · 251 lb | Suwanee, GA |
| 48 | Anthony Gutierrez | ILB | 6'2" · 227 lb | Sherman Oaks, CA |
| 49 | Brian Hardy | WR | 6'1" | La Grange, NC |
| 50 | Shaun James | DT | 6'4" · 263 lb | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 52 | Dqmarcus Shaw | OL | 6'4" · 303 lb | Batesville, MS |
| 54 | Branden Pena | OL | 6'2" · 288 lb | Salinas, CA |
| 55 | Cam White | ILB | 5'11" | Apex, NC |
| 55 | Garrett McGhin | OL | 6'6" · 302 lb | Tallahasse, FL |
| 56 | Demetri McGill | DL | 6'1" | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 57 | Joe Allely | OLB | 6'1" | Vienna, VA |
| 58 | Brandon Smith | OL | 6'3" · 270 lb | Kernersville, NC |
| 60 | Erik Lawson | LS | 6'5" · 303 lb | Elizabeth City, NC |
| 61 | Colton Oliver | ? | 6'3" · 280 lb | Charlotte , NC |
| 64 | Des Barmore | OL | 6'6" · 333 lb | Columbus, GA |
| 65 | J.T. Boyd | OL | 6'4" · 306 lb | Fort Mill, SC |
| 66 | Erik Lenzen | OL | 6'5" · 292 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 66 | Fernando Frye | OL | 6'3" · 303 lb | Erie, PA |
| 69 | Justin Brown | DL | 6'3" | Greenville, NC |
| 69 | Kyle Erickson | OL | 6'4" · 295 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 70 | Cortez Herrin | OL | 6'3" · 320 lb | Saluda, SC |
| 72 | Jared Huneycutt | OL | 6'2" · 276 lb | Concord , NC |
| 74 | Justin Sandifer | OL | 6'5" · 295 lb | Greenwood, MS |
| 75 | Bladen Gatling | OL | 6'2" · 308 lb | Murfreesboro , NC |
| 76 | Dalton Montgomery | TE | 6'5" · 278 lb | Corinth, TX |
| 77 | Will Dancy | OL | 6'4" · 310 lb | Graham, NC |
| 78 | Messiah Rice | OL | 6'5" · 294 lb | Orangeburg, SC |
| 80 | Anthony Watley | TE | 6'3" · 240 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 81 | Jimmy Williams | WR | 5'11" · 198 lb | Washington, NC |
| 83 | Cam Marshmon | WR | 5'9" · 159 lb | Raleigh, NC |
| 85 | Davon Grayson | WR | 6'2" · 187 lb | Suffolk, VA |
| 86 | Jaray Sampson | TE | 6'4" · 239 lb | Fayetteville, NC |
| 86 | Stephen Baggett | TE | 6'5" · 247 lb | Beaufort, SC |
| 87 | Beau Huffman | TE | 6'2" | Massillon, OH |
| 88 | Trevon Brown | WR | 6'2" · 215 lb | Wilmington , NC |
| 89 | Brandon Bishop | WR | 5'11" | Snow Hill, NC |
| 89 | Raequan Purvis | DT | 6'2" · 301 lb | Plymouth, NC |
| 90 | Randall Anderson | DE | 6'4" · 257 lb | New Castle, DE |
| 91 | Caleb Pratt | PK | 6'3" · 197 lb | Roanoke Rapids , NC |
| 92 | Mike Myers | DT | 6'0" · 283 lb | Goose Creek, SC |
| 93 | Jalen Price | DL | 6'2" · 279 lb | Williamston, NC |
| 94 | Alex Turner | DL | 6'2" · 274 lb | Houston, TX |
| 95 | Bennett Boateng | DT | 6'1" · 290 lb | Charlotte , NC |
| 96 | Kiante Anderson | DL | 6'4" · 243 lb | Greenville, NC |
| 97 | Demage Bailey | DL | 6'5" · 294 lb | Clayton, NC |
| 98 | Brandon Henderson | DL | 6'5" · 272 lb | Greenwood, SC |
| 98 | Joshon Perry | DL | 6'3" | Louisburg, NC |
| 99 | Fred Presley | DL | 6'3" | Snow Hill, NC |
| — | James Summers | RB | — | Greensboro, NC |
| — | Zay Jones | — | — | — |