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American college football season
The 1956 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented represented East Carolina College (now known as East Carolina University ) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1956 NAIA football season . In their fifth season under head coach Jack Boone , the team compiled a 2–7–1 record.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Norfolk NAS * L 19–206,000 [1]
September 15 at VPI * L 2–376,000 [2]
September 22 Stetson * College Stadium Greenville, NC T 7–7[3]
September 29 Catawba College Stadium Greenville, NC L 13–23[4]
October 6 at Elon W 18–7[5]
October 13 Western Carolina College Stadium Greenville, NC W 20–19[6]
October 20 Morris Harvey * College Stadium Greenville, NC L 0–283,500 [7]
October 27 at Appalachian State L 19–224,000 [8]
November 3 at Lenoir–Rhyne L 12–57[9]
November 17 Richmond * College Stadium Greenville, NC L 7–455,500 [10]
References [ ]
^ "East Carolina beaten, 20–19" . The Times Dispatch . September 9, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "East Carolina routed by Tech in opener, 37–2" . The Progress-Index . September 16, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Stetson gains 7–7 tie with East Carolina" . Tampa Bay Times . September 23, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tribe rally nets victory over Pirates" . The Charlotte Observer . September 30, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "ECC beats Elon for 1st victory" . The News and Observer . October 7, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "East Carolina edges WCC by 20 to 19" . Asheville Citizen-Times . October 14, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "W. Virginia team blanks E. Carolina" . The Charlotte Observer . October 21, 1956. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Appalachian downs East Carolina, 22–19" . Asheville Citizen-Times . October 28, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lenoir Rhyne wins, 57–12, against ECC" . The News and Observer . November 4, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Richmond rolls over Pirates, 45–7" . The Times Dispatch . November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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