1941 East Carolina Pirates football team

1941 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
Home stadiumGuy Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1946 →
1941 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   7 – 0 – 0
Delaware   –   7 – 0 – 1
Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Navy   –   7 – 1 – 1
Georgetown   –   5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   3 – 4 – 1
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
Roanoke   –   3 – 5 – 0
Sewanee   –   2 – 5 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 4 – 0
Georgia Teachers   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina Teachers College (now known as East Carolina University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Christenbury, the team compiled a 7–0 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Tusculum
W 31–0[1]
October 10Portsmouth Apprentice School
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 39–0[2]
October 18Western Carolina
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 19–6[3]
October 24Portsmouth Naval Hospital
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 30–0[4]
October 31at ErskineDue West, SCW 14–7[5]
November 8at Bergen Junior CollegeTeaneck, NJW 13–7[6]
November 15at Belmont Abbey
W 13–0[7]

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Carolina Teachers down Tusculum 31–0". Johnson City Press. September 28, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Teachers defeat Apprentice club". The News and Observer. October 11, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pirates lick Catamounts in homecoming game, 19–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern Teachers top Portsmouth's sailors". The News and Observer. October 25, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "East Carolina Teachers whip Erskine Fleet". The Greenville News. November 1, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Teachers check Jersey gridders". The News and Observer. November 9, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pirates roll on, defeat Belmont". The News and Observer. November 16, 1941. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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