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1951 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record4–6 (1–4 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons← 19501952 →
1951 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Elon 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Catawba 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
East Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Western Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Guilford 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled a 4–6 record and as conference champions.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Mississippi Southern*L 0–40
September 21at The Apprentice School*W 32–6
September 29at Norfolk NAS*Norfolk, VAW 7–6
October 6ElonL 20–34
October 13at Western CarolinaL 20–34
October 20Guilford
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 19–14
October 278:00 p.m.Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 14–413,000
November 3Appalachian State
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 20–24
November 10at Cherry Point Marines*Havelock, NCW 45–0
November 24at The Citadel*L 7–213,500

References

  1. "Southerners rip Carolinians 40–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "East Carolina wallops Apprentice, 32–6". Daily Press. September 22, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "East Carolina takes 7–6 win". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 30, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Elon takes win over ECC, 34–20". The News and Observer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Catamounts trim ECC eleven, 34–20". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bucs romp on Quakers". The Charlotte Observer. October 21, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bears AT East Carolina". Hickory Daily Record. Hickory, North Carolina. October 27, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Lenoir–Rhyne defeats ECTC". The News and Observer. October 28, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Apps defeat E. Carolina, 24 to 20". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "East Carolina routs Marine eleven, 45–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Citadel rips over East Carolina, 21–7". The Greenville News. November 25, 1951. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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