1949 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

1949 East Carolina Pirates football

Conference| North State Conference
Record| 4–5–1 (1–4–1 North State)
Head coach|

* Bill Dole (1st season)

Home stadium| College Stadium

Seasons

<- 1948

1950 ->

1949 North State Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Western Carolina $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Appalachian State | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Elon | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Catawba | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Lenoir Rhyne | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Guilford | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
East Carolina | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Atlantic Christian | 0  | - | 5  | - | 2 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 2
High Point | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1949 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina Teachers College (now known as East Carolina University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 15| Cherry Point Marines*|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 24–0| [1]
September 24| Lenoir Rhyne|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| L 20–21| [2]
October 1| at Hampden–Sydney*| Hampden Sydney, VA| L 7–20| [3]
October 8| Elon|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| L 7–33| [4]
October 15| at Western Carolina|

* Memorial Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| L 6–19| [5]
October 21| at The Apprentice School*|

* Apprentice Field
* Newport News, VA

| W 26–21| [6]
October 28| MCAS Edenton*|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 67–0| [7]
November 5| Appalachian State|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| L 18–35| [8]
November 12| at High Point| High Point, NC| T 26–26| [9]
November 19| at Atlantic Christian| Wilson, NC| W 6–2| [10]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ECTC gridders defeat Marines". The News and Observer. September 16, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Lenoir Rhyne defeats Eastern Carolina club". The News and Observer. September 25, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Tigers beat ECTC, 20–7; Holland stars". The Times Dispatch. October 2, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Elon defeats ECTC, 33–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Cats down ECTC, 19–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "ECTC tops A's in thriller, 26–21". Daily Press. October 22, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "ECTC wins, 67–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Apps win". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 6, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "ECTC Pirates tie High Point team". The News and Observer. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "East Carolina nips Christians, 6 to 2". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1949. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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East Carolina Pirates football

Venues|

* Guy Smith Stadium (1939–1948)
* College Stadium (1949–1962)
* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Marshall
* NC State

Culture & lore|

* PeeDee the Pirate
* The Marching Pirates

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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