1954 East Carolina Pirates football team

1954 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2 NSC)
Head coach	Jack Boone (3rd season)
Home stadium	College Stadium
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 North State Conference football standings

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

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Norfolk NAS *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 21–0		[1]
September 18	West Chester *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 4–6		[2]
September 25	at Lenoir Rhyne	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	W 7–6		[3]
October 2	Catawba	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 26–7		[4]
October 9	at Elon	Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC	L 6–20		[5]
October 16	Western Carolina	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 27–13	4,500	[6]
October 23	East Tennessee State *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	T 6–6		[7]
October 30	at Appalachian State	College Field Boone, NC	L 7–13	3,000	[8]
November 6	at Tampa *	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 14–27		[9]
November 13	Stetson *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 26–7		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "East Carolina opens with east win, 21–0". The News and Observer. September 12, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "W. Chester victor, 6–4, in South". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "East Carolina takes 7–6 win". The Greenville News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "East Carolina triumphs by 26–7". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Elon College trims East Carolina, 20–6". Johnson City Press. October 10, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Western Carolina bows to Pirates". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "ETSC Bucs tie, 6–6, with East Carolina". Kingsport Times-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Apps defeat East Carolina, take crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tampa triumphs, 27–14". Tallahassee Democrat. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "East Carolina's savage ground assault swamps Stetson, 26–7". The Orlando Sentinel. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.