1940 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1940 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadium Guy Smith Stadium
Seasons
←  1939
1941  →
1940 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons  – 9 –0 –0
No. 13 Georgetown  – 8 –2 –0
Navy  – 6 –2 –1
Delaware  – 5 –3 –0
East Carolina  – 5 –3 –0
Western Maryland  – 5 –3 –0
George Washington  – 5 –3 –1
Catholic University  – 4 –3 –1
West Virginia  – 4 –4 –1
Virginia  – 4 –5 –0
Georgia Teachers  – 3 –5 –0
Oklahoma City  – 1 –7 –3
William & Mary Norfolk  – 0 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina Teachers College (now known as East Carolina University) as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Christenbury, the team compiled a 5–3 record.

East Carolina was ranked at No. 497 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Kutztown
W 14–6 [2]
October 6 Presbyterian Junior College
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 40–0 [3]
October 12at William & Mary Norfolk Division Norfolk, VA W 18–0 [4]
October 19at Western Carolina Cullowhee, NC L 14–25 [5]
October 25 NC State Freshmen
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 0–262,000 [6]
November 2at Guilford Greensboro, NC W 13–0 [7]
November 16 High Point
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 0–6 [8]
November 22at The Apprentice School
W 44–7 [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Greenville Teachers turn back Kutztown". The News and Observer. September 29, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eastern Teachers top Presbyterian Juniors". The News and Observer. October 7, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Craven, McFee standouts in E.C.T.C. win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "WCTC capitalizes on ECTC mistakes". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "State frosh get victory in contest at Greenville". The News and Observer. October 26, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Craven, M'fee stand out in E.C.T.C. win". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Long pass sets stage for High Point win". The News and Observer. November 17, 1940. Retrieved March 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Naval Apprentice beaten, 44 to 7". The Times Dispatch. November 23, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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