The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record.
| 1954 East Carolina Pirates football | |
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| Conference | North State Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–2 NSC) |
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| Home stadium | College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catawba | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lenoir Rhyne | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Norfolk NAS* | W 21–0 | [1] | ||
| September 18 | West Chester* |
| L 4–6 | [2] | |
| September 25 | at Lenoir Rhyne | W 7–6 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | Catawba |
| W 26–7 | [4] | |
| October 9 | at Elon |
| L 6–20 | [5] | |
| October 16 | Western Carolina |
| W 27–13 | 4,500 | [6] |
| October 23 | East Tennessee State* |
| T 6–6 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at Appalachian State | L 7–13 | 3,000 | [8] | |
| November 6 | at Tampa* | L 14–27 | [9] | ||
| November 13 | Stetson* |
| W 26–7 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "East Carolina opens with east win, 21–0". The News and Observer. September 12, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Chester victor, 6–4, in South". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina takes 7–6 win". The Greenville News. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina triumphs by 26–7". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elon College trims East Carolina, 20–6". Johnson City Press. October 10, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Carolina bows to Pirates". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSC Bucs tie, 6–6, with East Carolina". Kingsport Times-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Apps defeat East Carolina, take crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tampa triumphs, 27–14". Tallahassee Democrat. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina's savage ground assault swamps Stetson, 26–7". The Orlando Sentinel. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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