1955 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

1955 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	4–5 (3–2 NSC)
Head coach	Jack Boone (4th season)
Home stadium	College Stadium
Seasons← 1954 1956 →

1955 North State Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lenoir Rhyne $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Catawba *	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
East Carolina	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Elon	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Western Carolina *	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	1
Guilford	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion * – Western Carolina forfeited a win over Catawba.

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Norfolk NAS*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 6–0	4,500
September 17	at West Chester*	Wayne Field West Chester, PA	L 0–9	4,000
September 24	Lenoir Rhyne	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 6–7
October 1	at Catawba	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC	L 7–13
October 8	Elon	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 13–0	8,000
October 15	at Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 14–6
October 22	at East Tennessee State*	University Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 20–34	3,000
October 29	Appalachian State	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 13–0
November 5	Tampa*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 14–33
*Non-conference game

"ECC defeats Norfolk Navy". The News and Observer. September 11, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"West Chester wins opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 18, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lenoir–Rhyne wins 7–6 over East Carolina". The Times and Democrat. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Catawba's Indians master ECC, 13–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"East Carolina whips Elon, 13–0". Johnson City Press. October 9, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Pirates upset Catamounts". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"East Tennessee State Bucs roll over Pirates, 35–20". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Appalachian upset, 13–0, in NS scrap". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tampa beats Pirates by 33–14 score". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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