1953 East Carolina Pirates football team
| 1953 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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NSC champion | |
Elks Bowl, L 0–12 vs Morris Harvey | |
| Conference | North State Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (6–0 NSC) |
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| Home stadium | College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenoir Rhyne | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 8–2 record and as conference champions.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Wilson Teachers (DC)* | W 41–0 | [1] | ||
| September 26 | Lenoir Rhyne |
| W 34–0 | 3,500 | [2] |
| October 3 | at Catawba | W 13–6 | [3] | ||
| October 10 | Elon |
| W 45–25 | [4] | |
| October 17 | at Western Carolina |
| W 26–7 | [5] | |
| October 24 | Guilford |
| W 40–0 | [6] | |
| October 31 | Appalachian State |
| W 40–7 | [7] | |
| November 7 | at Tampa* | L 13–18 | [8] | ||
| November 14 | at Stetson* | W 40–6 | [9] | ||
| January 2, 1954 | vs. Morris Harvey* |
| L 0–12 | 5,500 | [10] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "ECC opens with 41–0 win". The News and Observer. September 20, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina in 34–0 grid triumph over Lenoir Rhyne". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs edge out Tribe by 13 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECC Pirates trounce Elon, 45–25". The News and Observer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs spoil Cats' homecoming, 26–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECC wallops Quakers, 40–0". The News and Observer. October 25, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina Pirates tumble Appalachian". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina bows to Spartans, 18–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stetson falls to E. Carolina power, 40–6". The Orlando Sentinel. November 15, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morris Harvey upsets ECC in Elks Bowl, 12–0". The Charlotte Observer. January 3, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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