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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: G.L. Doc Mathis
Conference: Independent-

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1932 <-- 1933 <- 1934 -> 1935 --> 2024

1934 Season Highlights

G.L. Doc Mathis enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

1934 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Wingate	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Appalachian State	6	27	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Presbyterian	6	0	W
Mon., Nov. 12	vs. Louisburg (NC)	6	7	L
Fri., Nov. 16	vs. William & Mary-Norfolk	0	0	T
Fri., Nov. 23	@ Lenoir-Rhyne	0	47	L

1934 Season Totals
Record	1-4 -1
Points Scored	18
Scoring Average	3.0
Points Allowed	87
Defense Average	14.5
Opponents Record	3-4
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-2 -1
Away Record	1-2

1934 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1934 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	1-7	19	108					J.O. Christian
Michigan State	8-1	153	56					Charles W. Bachman
Navy	8-1	138	70					Lt. Thomas J. Tom Hamilton
Pittsburgh	8-1	205	44					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Army	7-3	215	40					Garrison H. Gar Davidson
Temple	7-1-2	220	57	Lost 14-20				Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Western Michigan	7-1	104	52					Mitchell Gary
Notre Dame	6-3	108	56					Elmer F. Layden
Syracuse	6-2	141	42					Victor A. Vic Hanson
Troy	6-2-1	170	52					Albert Elmore
West Virginia	6-4	117	113					Charles C. Trusty Tallman
Boston College	5-4	64	72					Joseph Joe McKenney
Central Michigan	5-3	81	82					Alex Yunevich
Eastern Michigan	5-2	109	79					Elton J. Rynearson
Georgia Southern	5-5	120	123					Crook Smith
Massachusetts	5-3-1	119	40					Mel Taube
Tulsa	5-2-1	106	39					Elmer C. Gus Henderson
Penn State	4-4	115	58					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Texas El Paso	4-4	131	104					Mack Saxon
Jacksonville State	3-4	73	111					T.B. Shotts
East Carolina	1-4-1	18	87					G.L. Doc Mathis

1934 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1934 All Independent 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.