1960 East Carolina Pirates football team

1960 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	7–3 (4–2 NSC)
Head coach	Jack Boone (9th season)
Home stadium	College Stadium
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 North State Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1/2 Lenoir Rhyne $^	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
East Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Elon	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Catawba	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Guilford	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1960 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 1960 NAIA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at The Apprentice School *	Newport News, VA	W 21–6	2,000	[1]
September 24	Guilford	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 7–0		[2]
October 1	Catawba	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 28–0		[3]
October 8	at Elon	Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC	W 14–8		[4]
October 15	Western Carolina	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 7–6		[5]
October 22	Newberry	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 21–0	5,000	[6]
October 29	at Appalachian State	College Field Boone, NC	L 17–21		[7]
November 5	at No. 3 Lenoir Rhyne	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 0–17		[8]
November 12	Presbyterian *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 7–27		[9]
November 19	Richmond *	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 22–7		[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Apprentice stages game battle but East Carolina wins, 21–6". Daily Press. September 18, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "East Carolina edges past Guilford 7–0". Florence Morning News. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "ECC rips Catawba by 28–0". The High Point Enterprise. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "ECC wins". The News and Observer. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Catamounts bow to Pirates, 7–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pirates shut out Newberry". The High Point Enterprise. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Appalachian edges East Carolina, 21–17". Daily Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lenoir–Rhyne rips East Carolina". The Times and Democrat. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "EC's Pirates bow before Presbyterian". The News and Observer. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Spiders are upset by 22 to 7". The Times Dispatch. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.