The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 6–3–2 record.
| 1952 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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Lions Bowl, L 6–13 vs. Clarion | |
| Conference | North State Conference |
| Record | 6–3–2 (4–1–1 NSC) |
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| Home stadium | College Stadium |
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| Lenoir Rhyne $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | Norfolk NAS* | L 7–13 | 7,500 | [1] | |
| September 20 | The Apprentice School* |
| W 37–6 | [2] | |
| September 27 | at Lenoir Rhyne | L 6–7 | 7,500 | [3] | |
| October 4 | Catawba |
| T 7–7 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at Elon |
| W 25–9 | 2,500 | [5] |
| October 18 | Western Carolina |
| W 21–7 | [6] | |
| October 25 | at Guilford |
| W 41–25 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at Appalachian State | W 22–19 | 5,000 | [8] | |
| November 8 | at Stetson* | T 19–19 | 5,000 | [9] | |
| November 15 | West Virginia Tech* |
| W 34–7 | 6,500 | [10] |
| December 13 | vs. Clarion* | L 6–13 | 2,700 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Pirates beaten in grid opener". The News and Observer. September 14, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A's bow to East Carolina, 37–6". Daily Press. September 21, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ECC loses, 7–6 to Lenoir Rhyne". The News and Observer. September 28, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina, Catawba tie". The News and Observer. October 5, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina whips Elon by 25 to 9". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 12, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EC Pirates dip WC Cats by 21–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pirates trample Guilford in 41 to 0 league victory". The News and Observer. October 26, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fumbles assist ECC in victory". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 2, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina rally ties Stetson, 19–19". The Palm Beach Post. November 9, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina laces Tech, 34–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 16, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clarion wins in Lions Bowl, stays unbeaten". Sunday News. December 15, 1952. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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