1954 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2 North State)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
1954 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Appalachian State $ 6 0 08 3 0
Elon 4 1 15 3 1
East Carolina 3 2 05 4 1
Western Carolina 2 2 14 5 1
Catawba 2 4 03 8 0
Guilford 1 3 01 7 0
Lenoir–Rhyne 0 6 02 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

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

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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