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-
1952 Season Highlights
Jack Boone enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1952 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Norfolk NAS (VA)
7
13
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Newport News Apprentice School (VA)
37
6
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @ Lenoir-Rhyne
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Catawba
7
7
T
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Elon
25
9
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Western Carolina
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Guilford
41
25
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Appalachian State
22
19
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Stetson (FL)
19
19
T
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. West Virginia Tech
34
7
W
Sat., Dec. 13 @ Clarion (PA)
6
13
L
Lions Bowl (NC) Bowl
1952 Season Totals
Record 6-3
-2
Points Scored 225
Scoring Average 20.5
Points Allowed 132
Defense Average 12.0
Opponents Record 2-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 2-2
-1
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1952 North State- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
East Carolina
6-3-2 225 132
Jack Boone
1952 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1952 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.