1959 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1959 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 1959 NAIA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

1959 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 North State)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
1959 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. Lenoir–Rhyne $^ 6 0 010 1 0
Appalachian State 5 1 06 4 0
Western Carolina 4 2 07 2 1
East Carolina 3 3 05 6 0
Catawba 2 4 02 7 1
Guilford 1 5 02 7 0
Elon 0 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 12at Presbyterian*L 13–18[1]
September 19Albright*W 45–0[2]
September 26at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 27–0[3]
October 3at CatawbaW 34–7[4]
October 10Elon
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 31–8[5]
October 17at Western Carolina
L 14–34[6]
October 24at Newberry*L 7–34[7]
October 31Appalachian State
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 0–28[8]
November 7Lenoir–Rhyne
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 21–22[9]
November 14The Apprentice School*
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 74–0[10]
November 21at Wofford*
L 13–20[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "P.C. beats Pirates in 4th period, 18–13". The Greenville News. September 13, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "East Carolina rolls by 45–0". Daily Press. September 20, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "East Carolina scores easy win over Quakes". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "ECC pins 34–7 loss on Catawba". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "East Carolina crushes Elon with hot offense". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Catamounts sting ECC with impressive 34–14 victory". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Newberry bests E. Carolina, 34–7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Appalachian blanks ECC". Johnson City Press. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "2-pointer in lase seconds saves L.R. streak, 22–21". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "East Carolina smothers Builders, 74–0, in finale". Daily Press. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Terriers even season mark in 20–13 win over Pirates". The Greenville News. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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