1941 East Carolina Pirates football team

1941 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–0
Head coach	John Christenbury (2nd season)
Home stadium	Guy Smith Stadium
Seasons ←  1940 1946  →

1941 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					7	–	0	–	0
Delaware			–					7	–	0	–	1
Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Navy			–					7	–	1	–	1
Georgetown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					3	–	4	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	0
Roanoke			–					3	–	5	–	0
Sewanee			–					2	–	5	–	0
Delaware State			–					1	–	4	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Christenbury, the team compiled a 7–0 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Tusculum	Guy Smith Stadium Greenville, NC	W 31–0	[1]
October 10	Portsmouth Apprentice School	Guy Smith Stadium Greenville, NC	W 39–0	[2]
October 18	Western Carolina	Guy Smith Stadium Greenville, NC	W 19–6	[3]
October 24	Portsmouth Naval Hospital	Guy Smith Stadium Greenville, NC	W 30–0	[4]
October 31	at Erskine	Due West, SC	W 14–7	[5]
November 8	at Bergen Junior College	Teaneck, NJ	W 13–7	[6]
November 15	at Belmont Abbey	Gastonia H.S. Stadium Gastonia, NC	W 13–0	[7]

References

1. "Eastern Carolina Teachers down Tusculum 31–0". Johnson City Press. September 28, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Teachers defeat Apprentice club". The News and Observer. October 11, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pirates lick Catamounts in homecoming game, 19–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Eastern Teachers top Portsmouth's sailors". The News and Observer. October 25, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "East Carolina Teachers whip Erskine Fleet". The Greenville News. November 1, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Teachers check Jersey gridders". The News and Observer. November 9, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Pirates roll on, defeat Belmont". The News and Observer. November 16, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.