1953 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1953 East Carolina Pirates football
NSC champion
Elks Bowl, L 0–12 vs Morris Harvey
Conference North State Conference
Record8–2 (6–0 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Stadium
Seasons
←  1952
1954  →
1953 North State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Carolina $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Catawba 4 –1 –14 –5 –1
Appalachian State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Lenoir Rhyne 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Guilford 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Elon 1 –4 –11 –6 –1
Western Carolina 0 –5 –01 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Wilson Teachers (DC) *
W 41–0 [1]
September 26 Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 34–03,500 [2]
October 3at Catawba
W 13–6 [3]
October 10 Elon
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 45–25 [4]
October 17at Western Carolina
W 26–7 [5]
October 24 Guilford
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 40–0 [6]
October 31 Appalachian 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

  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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