1955 East Carolina Pirates football team

American college football season

1955 East Carolina Pirates football

Conference| North State Conference
Record| 4–5 (3–2 NSC)
Head coach|

* Jack Boone (4th season)

Home stadium| College Stadium

Seasons

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1956 ->

1955 North State Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Lenoir Rhyne $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Catawba *  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
East Carolina | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Appalachian State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Elon | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Western Carolina *  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 1
Guilford | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion
* * – Western Carolina forfeited a win over Catawba.

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| Norfolk NAS*|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 6–0| 4,500| [1]
September 17| at West Chester*|

* Wayne Field
* West Chester, PA

| L 0–9| 4,000| [2]
September 24| Lenoir Rhyne|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| L 6–7| | [3]
October 1| at Catawba|

* Shuford Stadium
* Salisbury, NC

| L 7–13| | [4]
October 8| Elon|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 13–0| 8,000| [5]
October 15| at Western Carolina|

* Memorial Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 14–6| | [6]
October 22| at East Tennessee State*|

* University Stadium
* Johnson City, TN

| L 20–34| 3,000| [7]
October 29| Appalachian State|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| W 13–0| | [8]
November 5| Tampa*|

* College Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| L 14–33| | [9]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "ECC defeats Norfolk Navy". The News and Observer. September 11, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "West Chester wins opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 18, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Lenoir–Rhyne wins 7–6 over East Carolina". The Times and Democrat. September 25, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Catawba's Indians master ECC, 13–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "East Carolina whips Elon, 13–0". Johnson City Press. October 9, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Pirates upset Catamounts". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "East Tennessee State Bucs roll over Pirates, 35–20". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Appalachian upset, 13–0, in NS scrap". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1955. Retrieved March 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Tampa beats Pirates by 33–14 score". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1955. 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)

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* Marshall
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