1954 East Carolina Pirates football team

1954 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 North State Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Norfolk NAS*
W 21–0[1]
September 18West Chester*
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 4–6[2]
September 25at Lenoir Rhyne
W 7–6[3]
October 2Catawba
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 26–7[4]
October 9at Elon
L 6–20[5]
October 16Western Carolinadagger
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 27–134,500[6]
October 23East Tennessee State*
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
T 6–6[7]
October 30at Appalachian State
L 7–133,000[8]
November 6at Tampa*
L 14–27[9]
November 13Stetson*
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 26–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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.


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