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: William Bill Dole Conference: North State-
1949 Season Highlights
William Bill Dole enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Sep. 15 vs. Cherry Point Marines (NC)
24
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
20
21
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Hampden-Sydney (VA)
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Elon
7
33
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Western Carolina
6
19
L
Fri., Oct. 21 @ Newport News Apprentice School (VA)
26
21
W
Fri., Oct. 28 vs. Edenton Flyers (NC)
67
0
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Appalachian State
18
35
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @ High Point (NC)
26
26
T
Sat., Nov. 19 vs. Atlantic Christian (NC)
6
2
W
1949 Season Totals
Record 4-5
-1
Points Scored 207
Scoring Average 20.7
Points Allowed 177
Defense Average 17.7
Opponents Record 9-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-2
-1
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 All North State Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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