1950 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

1950 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Appalachian State $ 7 0 1 9 2 1
Elon 6 1 1 7 2 1
Lenoir Rhyne 6 2 0 8 2 0
East Carolina 5 2 0 7 3 0
Catawba 2 3 0 4 6 0
Guilford 2 5 0 4 5 0
Western Carolina 1 4 0 3 6 0
Atlantic Christian 0 5 0 2 7 0
High Point 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at The Apprentice School*Newport News, VAW 21–71,500[1]
September 23at Lenoir RhyneW 27–19[2]
September 30Hampden–Sydney*L 26–38[3]
October 7at ElonElon, NCL 16–26[4]
October 14Western Carolina
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 36–6[5]
October 20at GuilfordW 26–7[6]
October 28Cherry Point Marines*
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 20–12[7]
November 4at Appalachian StateL 0–20[8]
November 11High Point
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 26–0[9]
November 17Atlantic Christian
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 54–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Apprentice falls before 4th quarter surge, 21–7". Daily Press. September 16, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eastern Carolina surprises Bears". The Charlotte Observer. September 24, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gruver tops H–S offense in 38–26 win". The Times Dispatch. October 1, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pirates lose to Christians". The News and Observer. October 8, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "East Carolina routs Catamounts by 36–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 15, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Thrift and Bucs defeat Guilford". The News and Observer. October 21, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ECTC Bucs beat Marines, 20–12". The News and Observer. October 29, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Appalachian blanks East Carolina, 20–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Panthers beaten down after early uprising as ECTC wins by 26 to 0". The High Point Enterprise. November 12, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Thrift and Maennle spark ECTC to victory over ACC". The News and Observer. November 18, 1950. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.