1959 East Carolina Pirates football team

1959 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 NSC)
Head coach	Jack Boone (8th season)
Home stadium	College Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 North State Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. Lenoir Rhyne $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
East Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Catawba	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Guilford	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Elon	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 NAIA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 12	at Presbyterian *	Old Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 13–18	[1]
September 19	Albright *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 45–0	[2]
September 26	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 27–0	[3]
October 3	at Catawba	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC	W 34–7	[4]
October 10	Elon	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 31–8	[5]
October 17	at Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 14–34	[6]
October 24	at Newberry *	Setzler Field Newberry, SC	L 7–34	[7]
October 31	Appalachian State	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 0–28	[8]
November 7	Lenoir Rhyne	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 21–22	[9]
November 14	The Apprentice School *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 74–0	[10]
November 21	at Wofford *	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC	L 13–20	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "P.C. beats Pirates in 4th period, 18–13". The Greenville News. September 13, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "East Carolina rolls by 45–0". Daily Press. September 20, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "East Carolina scores easy win over Quakes". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "ECC pins 34–7 loss on Catawba". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "East Carolina crushes Elon with hot offense". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Catamounts sting ECC with impressive 34–14 victory". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Newberry bests E. Carolina, 34–7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Appalachian blanks ECC". Johnson City Press. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "2-pointer in lase seconds saves L.R. streak, 22–21". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "East Carolina smothers Builders, 74–0, in finale". Daily Press. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Terriers even season mark in 20–13 win over Pirates". The Greenville News. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.