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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-

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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
Record	7-0
Points Scored	159
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	20
Defense Average	2.9
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	3-0

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	2-6	58	82					J.O. Christian
Notre Dame	8-0-1	189	64					Frank W. Leahy
Virginia	8-1	279	42					Frank J. Murray
Western Michigan	8-0	183	27					Mitchell Gary
Boston College	7-3	235	106					Dennis E. Denny Myers
East Carolina	7-0	159	20					John Christenbury
Navy	7-1-1	192	34					Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State	7-2	200	78					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple	7-2	176	146					Ray Morrison
Cincinnati	6-3	194	45					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Army	5-3-1	105	87					Earl H. Red Blaik
Michigan State	5-3-1	150	77					Charles W. Bachman
Ohio	5-2-1	108	42					Don Peden
Syracuse	5-2-1	190	86					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Central Michigan	4-3	44	82					Ron Finch
West Virginia	4-6	85	126					William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo	3-4-1	55	75					Jim Peele
Nevada	3-5-1	100	114					James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh	3-6	82	171					Charles W. Bowser
Georgia Southern	2-8	37	229					Crook Smith
Massachusetts	3-4-1	93	120					Walter Hargesheimer
Miami Ohio	2-7	98	176					Frank Wilton
Eastern Michigan	0-5-2	12	65					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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.