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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: John Christenbury
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1932  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 John Christenbury enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Tusculum  31   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Newport News Apprentice School (VA)  39   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Western Carolina  19   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Norfolk NAS (VA)  30   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  @ Erskine  14   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 6  @ Bergen JC (NJ)  13   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 13  @ Belmont Abbey (NC)  13   0   W       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record7-0
  Points Scored159
  Scoring Average22.7
  Points Allowed20
  Defense Average2.9
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record3-0
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1941 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 2-65882   J.O. Christian
Notre Dame 8-0-118964   Frank W. Leahy
Virginia 8-127942   Frank J. Murray
Western Michigan 8-018327   Mitchell Gary
Boston College 7-3235106   Dennis E. Denny Myers
East Carolina 7-015920   John Christenbury
Navy 7-1-119234   Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State 7-220078   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple 7-2176146   Ray Morrison
Cincinnati 6-319445   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Army 5-3-110587   Earl H. Red Blaik
Michigan State 5-3-115077   Charles W. Bachman
Ohio 5-2-110842   Don Peden
Syracuse 5-2-119086   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Central Michigan 4-34482   Ron Finch
West Virginia 4-685126   William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo 3-4-15575   Jim Peele
Nevada 3-5-1100114   James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh 3-682171   Charles W. Bowser
Georgia Southern 2-837229   Crook Smith
Massachusetts 3-4-193120   Walter Hargesheimer
Miami Ohio 2-798176   Frank Wilton
Eastern Michigan 0-5-21265   Elton J. Rynearson

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.