1953 East Carolina Pirates football team

1953 East Carolina Pirates football
NSC champion
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record8–2 (6–0 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Catawba 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Appalachian State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Lenoir Rhyne 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Guilford 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Elon 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Western Carolina 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina College (now known as East Carolina University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 8–2 record and as conference champions.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Wilson Teachers (DC)*
W 41–0[1]
September 26Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 34–03,500[2]
October 3at Catawba
W 13–6[3]
October 10Elon
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 45–25[4]
October 17at Western Carolina
W 26–7[5]
October 24Guilford
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 40–0[6]
October 31Appalachian State
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 40–7[7]
November 7at Tampa*
L 13–18[8]
November 14at Stetson*
W 40–6[9]
January 2, 1954vs. Morris Harvey*
L 0–125,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "ECC opens with 41–0 win". The News and Observer. September 20, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "East Carolina in 34–0 grid triumph over Lenoir Rhyne". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucs edge out Tribe by 13 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ECC Pirates trounce Elon, 45–25". The News and Observer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucs spoil Cats' homecoming, 26–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "ECC wallops Quakers, 40–0". The News and Observer. October 25, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "East Carolina Pirates tumble Appalachian". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "East Carolina bows to Spartans, 18–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stetson falls to E. Carolina power, 40–6". The Orlando Sentinel. November 15, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Morris Harvey upsets ECC in Elks Bowl, 12–0". The Charlotte Observer. January 3, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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