1946 East Carolina Pirates football team

1946 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumGuy Smith Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1947 →
1946 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma City   –   10 – 1 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   9 – 1 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Millsaps   –   5 – 1 – 0
Middle Tennessee   –   6 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Louisville Municipal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Fayetteville State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 3 – 1
Princess Anne   –   5 – 3 – 1
Austin Peay   –   5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas State   –   4 – 3 – 3
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 0
Livingston State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   5 – 5 – 0
Troy State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Grambling   –   5 – 6 – 0
Texas A&I   –   2 – 7 – 0
CCUNC   –   2 – 4 – 0
Centre   –   0 – 7 – 0

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Johnson, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Presbyterian Junior College
W 20–0
October 5Atlantic Christian
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
T 6–6[1]
October 12at Elon
L 6–13[2]
October 19Erskine
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 21–7[3]
October 26at The Apprentice School
W 19–6[4]
November 9at Atlantic ChristianWilson, NCW 26–6[5]
November 16Western Carolina
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–13[6]
November 22at Lenoir–Rhyne
L 0–6[7]
November 28at Fort BraggFayetteville, NCW 53–0

References

  1. ^ "ACC gains deadlock with ECTC grid club". The News and Observer. October 6, 1946. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Christians top ECTC by 13–6 at Reidsville". The Daily Times-News. October 14, 1948. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "East Carolina beats Erskine by 21–7 score". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1946. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ECTC Pirates trample Apprentice club, 19–6". The News and Observer. October 27, 1946. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ACC defeated by ECTC in last test of year". The News and Observer. November 10, 1946. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Catamounts come from behind to defeat E.C.T.C." Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1946. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sub QB saves Lenoir–Rhyne". The Charlotte News. November 23, 1946. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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