1950 East Carolina Pirates football team

1950 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 NSC)
Head coach	Bill Dole (2nd season)
Home stadium	College Stadium
Seasons ←  1949 1951  →

1950 North State Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Appalachian State $	7	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Elon	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Lenoir Rhyne	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
East Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Catawba	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Guilford	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Atlantic Christian	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
High Point	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at The Apprentice School *	Newport News, VA	W 21–7	1,500	[1]
September 23	at Lenoir Rhyne	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	W 27–19		[2]
September 30	Hampden–Sydney *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 26–38		[3]
October 7	at Elon	Elon, NC	L 16–26		[4]
October 14	Western Carolina	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 36–6		[5]
October 20	at Guilford	Greensboro Senior H.S. Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 26–7		[6]
October 28	Cherry Point Marines *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 20–12		[7]
November 4	at Appalachian State	College Field Boone, NC	L 0–20		[8]
November 11	High Point	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 26–0		[9]
November 17	Atlantic Christian	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 54–7		[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Apprentice falls before 4th quarter surge, 21–7". Daily Press. September 16, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Eastern Carolina surprises Bears". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Gruver tops H–S offense in 38–26 win". The Times Dispatch. October 1, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Pirates lose to Christians". The News and Observer. October 8, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "East Carolina routs Catamounts by 36–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 15, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Thrift and Bucs defeat Guilford". The News and Observer. October 21, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "ECTC Bucs beat Marines, 20–12". The News and Observer. October 29, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Appalachian blanks East Carolina, 20–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Panthers beaten down after early uprising as ECTC wins by 26 to 0". The High Point Enterprise. November 12, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Thrift and Maennle spark ECTC to victory over ACC". The News and Observer. November 18, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.