1957 East Carolina Pirates football team

1957 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	1–8 (0–5 NSC)
Head coach	Jack Boone (6th season)
Home stadium	College Stadium
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 North State Conference football standings

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

The 1957 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 1957 NAIA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 1–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Richmond *	Portsmouth, VA	L 7–40	8,000	[1]
September 28	Davidson *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 6–19	5,500	[2]
October 5	at Catawba	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC	L 14–36		[3]
October 12	Elon	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 12–21		[4]
October 19	at Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 7–20	3,500	[5]
October 26	Newberry *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 7–20	2,000	[6]
November 2	Appalachian State	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 6–7		[7]
November 9	Lenoir Rhyne	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 7–55		[8]
November 16	at Presbyterian *	Old Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	W 6–0		[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Spiders roll over ECC by 40 to 7". The Times Dispatch. September 15, 1957. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "ECC toppled by Davidson eleven, 19–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Catawba's rally rips ECC, 36–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Elon Christians beat E. Carolina". The Greenville News. October 13, 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Catamounts win homecoming game, 20–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Newberry Indians drop East Carolina, 20–7". The Times and Democrat. October 27, 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "ECC loses 7th straight". The News and Observer. November 3, 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lenoir Rhyne downs East Carolina, 55–7". Florence Morning News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "East Carolina gets 6–0 win in season's finale". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 17, 1957. Retrieved March 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.