1959 East Carolina Pirates football team
| 1959 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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| Conference | North State Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–3 NSC) |
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| Home stadium | College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. Lenoir Rhyne $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 12 | at Presbyterian* | L 13–18 | [1] | |
| September 19 | Albright* | W 45–0 | [2] | |
| September 26 | at Guilford | Greensboro, NC | W 27–0 | [3] |
| October 3 | at Catawba | W 34–7 | [4] | |
| October 10 | Elon |
| W 31–8 | [5] |
| October 17 | at Western Carolina |
| L 14–34 | [6] |
| October 24 | at Newberry* | L 7–34 | [7] | |
| October 31 | Appalachian State |
| L 0–28 | [8] |
| November 7 | Lenoir Rhyne |
| L 21–22 | [9] |
| November 14 | The Apprentice School* |
| W 74–0 | [10] |
| November 21 | at Wofford* |
| L 13–20 | [11] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "P.C. beats Pirates in 4th period, 18–13". The Greenville News. September 13, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina rolls by 45–0". Daily Press. September 20, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina scores easy win over Quakes". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECC pins 34–7 loss on Catawba". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina crushes Elon with hot offense". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts sting ECC with impressive 34–14 victory". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Newberry bests E. Carolina, 34–7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian blanks ECC". Johnson City Press. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2-pointer in lase seconds saves L.R. streak, 22–21". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina smothers Builders, 74–0, in finale". Daily Press. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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