The 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Scottie Montgomery and played their home games at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium. The Pirates competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the East Division.

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2017 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 The American)
Head coach	Scottie Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kenwick Thompson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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ECU announced their 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017.^[1] They will host seven home games for the first time in school history.

East Carolina's schedule was reorganized by the American Athletic Conference on September 14 due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.^[2] Their game with UConn, originally scheduled for November 4, was moved to September 24. Their game against Houston was moved from October 28 to November 4.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	No. 1 (FCS) James Madison*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	L 14–34	40,169
September 9	Noon	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FS2	L 20–56	56,797
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia Tech*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 17–64	43,776
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 41–38	14,036
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 South Florida	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 31–61	34,883
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPNU	L 10–34	31,326
October 14	7:15 p.m.	at No. 22 UCF	Spectrum Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 21–63	40,287
October 21	7:00 p.m.	BYU*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	W 33–17	38,835
November 4	12:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN	L 27–52	29,810
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 24–31 OT	36,178
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	W 48–20	31,923
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 13–70	41,517
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll, STATS Poll (FCS) and CFP Rankings, after October 31 - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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