East Carolina Football Team History
East Carolina Pirates
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Founded: 1907 Stadium: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Capacity: 45,000 Colors: Purple & Gold Coach: Jack Boone Conference: North State-
1954 Season Highlights
Jack Boone enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Jan. 2 @ Charleston (WV)
0
12
L
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Norfolk NAS (VA)
21
0
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs. West Chester (PA)
4
6
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @ Lenoir-Rhyne
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Catawba
26
7
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Elon
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Western Carolina
27
13
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. East Tennessee State
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Appalachian State
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Tampa
14
27
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Stetson (FL)
26
7
W
1954 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 144
Scoring Average 13.1
Points Allowed 117
Defense Average 10.6
Opponents Record 8-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 1-4
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1954 North State- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
East Carolina
5-5-1 144 117
Jack Boone
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 All North State Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.