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-
1955 Season Highlights
Jack Boone enters his 4th season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Norfolk NAS (VA)
6
0
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @ West Chester (PA)
0
9
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Catawba
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Elon
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Western Carolina
14
6
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @ East Tennessee State
20
34
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Appalachian State
13
0
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs. Tampa
14
33
L
1955 Season Totals
Record 4-5
Points Scored 93
Scoring Average 10.3
Points Allowed 102
Defense Average 11.3
Opponents Record 6-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-3
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 North State- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
East Carolina
4-5 93 102
Jack Boone
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.