1947 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1947 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference North State Conference
Record3–6 (1–3 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Guy Smith Stadium
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Catawba $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
Appalachian State 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Lenoir Rhyne 4 –3 –15 –4 –1
High Point 3 –3 –15 –4 –2
Guilford 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Western Carolina 2 –3 –03 –5 –1
Elon 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
East Carolina 1 –3 –03 –6 –0
Atlantic Christian 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina Teachers College (now known as East Carolina University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Johnson, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 Lenoir Rhyne
L 9–27 [1]
October 4at Atlantic Christian
W 12–7 [2]
October 11 Elon
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 0–7 [3]
October 18at Erskine * Due West, SC L 0–14 [4]
October 24at The Apprentice School *
W 14–6 [5]
November 1 Fort Bragg *
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 12–2
November 8 NAB Little Creek *
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–31 [6]
November 21 NC State JV *
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 12–20 [7]
November 22 Milligan
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
No contest [8]
November 29at Western Carolina
L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Lenoir–Rhyne trims E.C. Teachers". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "ACC Bulldogs beaten by ECTC eleven, 12 to 7". The News and Observer. October 5, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Christians halt E.C.T.C., 7–0, for second conference win". The Daily Times-News. October 13, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Erskine turns back Carolina Teachers, 14–0". The Greenville News. October 19, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "A's drop last home game of season 14–6". Daily Press. October 25, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Little Creek gridders swamp ECTC team, 31–7". The News and Observer. November 9, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wolfcubs score over ECTC squad". The News and Observer. November 22, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grid game canceled". The Evening Sun. November 21, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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