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-
1956 Season Highlights
Jack Boone enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Virginia Tech
2
37
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Stetson (FL)
7
7
T
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Catawba
13
23
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Elon
19
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Western Carolina
20
19
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Charleston (WV)
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Appalachian State
19
22
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Lenoir-Rhyne
12
57
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Richmond
7
45
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 2-6
-1
Points Scored 99
Scoring Average 11.0
Points Allowed 245
Defense Average 27.2
Opponents Record 10-8
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-2
-1
Away Record 1-4
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 North State- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
East Carolina
2-6-1 99 245
Jack Boone
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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.