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1947 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record3–6 (1–3 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGuy Smith Stadium
Seasons← 19461948 →
1947 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catawba $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Appalachian State 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Lenoir Rhyne 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
High Point 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 2
Guilford 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Elon 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
East Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Atlantic Christian 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Johnson, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Lenoir RhyneL 9–27
October 4at Atlantic ChristianW 12–7
October 11Elon
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 0–7
October 18at Erskine*Due West, SCL 0–14
October 24at The Apprentice School*W 14–6
November 1Fort Bragg*
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 12–2
November 8NAB Little Creek*
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 7–31
November 21NC State JV*
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 12–20
November 22Milligan
  • Guy Smith Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
No contest
November 29at Western CarolinaL 0–28
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Lenoir–Rhyne trims E.C. Teachers". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "ACC Bulldogs beaten by ECTC eleven, 12 to 7". The News and Observer. October 5, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Christians halt E.C.T.C., 7–0, for second conference win". The Daily Times-News. October 13, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Erskine turns back Carolina Teachers, 14–0". The Greenville News. October 19, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A's drop last home game of season 14–6". Daily Press. October 25, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Little Creek gridders swamp ECTC team, 31–7". The News and Observer. November 9, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wolfcubs score over ECTC squad". The News and Observer. November 22, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Grid game canceled". The Evening Sun. November 21, 1947. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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