1959 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1959 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
1959 record5–6 (3–3 North State)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 North State Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 12at Presbyterian*
L 13–18[1]
September 19Albright*
W 45–0[2]
September 26at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 27–0[3]
October 3at Catawba
W 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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