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1953 East Carolina Pirates football
NSC champion
Elks Bowl, L 0–12 vs Morris Harvey
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record8–2 (6–0 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons← 19521954 →
1953 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Wilson Teachers (DC)*W 41–0
September 26Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 34–03,500
October 3at CatawbaW 13–6
October 10Elon
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 45–25
October 17at Western CarolinaW 26–7
October 24Guilford
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 40–0
October 31Appalachian State
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 40–7
November 7at Tampa*L 13–18
November 14at Stetson*W 40–6
January 2, 1954vs. Morris Harvey*L 0–125,500
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "ECC opens with 41–0 win". The News and Observer. September 20, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "East Carolina in 34–0 grid triumph over Lenoir Rhyne". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bucs edge out Tribe by 13 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "ECC Pirates trounce Elon, 45–25". The News and Observer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucs spoil Cats' homecoming, 26–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ECC wallops Quakers, 40–0". The News and Observer. October 25, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "East Carolina Pirates tumble Appalachian". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "East Carolina bows to Spartans, 18–13". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Stetson falls to E. Carolina power, 40–6". The Orlando Sentinel. November 15, 1953. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "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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