1949 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1949 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina Teachers College (now known as East Carolina University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.

1949 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–4–1 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Carolina $ 4 0 0 8 3 0
Appalachian State 6 2 0 8 3 0
Elon 5 2 0 8 2 0
Catawba 4 2 0 5 5 0
Lenoir Rhyne 5 3 0 7 3 0
Guilford 2 3 1 4 5 1
East Carolina 1 4 1 4 5 1
Atlantic Christian 0 5 2 1 7 2
High Point 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Cherry Point Marines*W 24–0[1]
September 24Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 20–21[2]
October 1at Hampden–Sydney*Hampden Sydney, VAL 7–20[3]
October 8Elon
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–33[4]
October 15vs. Western Carolina
L 6–194,500[5][6]
October 21at The Apprentice School*
W 26–21[7]
October 28MCAS Edenton*
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 67–0[8]
November 5Appalachian State
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 18–35[9]
November 12at High PointHigh Point, NCT 26–26[10]
November 19at Atlantic ChristianWilson, NCW 6–2[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "ECTC gridders defeat Marines". The News and Observer. September 16, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lenoir Rhyne defeats Eastern Carolina club". The News and Observer. September 25, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers beat ECTC, 20–7; Holland stars". The Times Dispatch. October 2, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Elon defeats ECTC, 33–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cats Depend On Line In ECT Battle". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 14, 1949. p. 18. Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Cats down ECTC, 19–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ECTC tops A's in thriller, 26–21". Daily Press. October 22, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ECTC wins, 67–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Apps win". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 6, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ECTC Pirates tie High Point team". The News and Observer. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "East Carolina nips Christians, 6 to 2". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.