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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: J.D. Swede Alexander
Conference: Independent-

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1932 <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024

1938 Season Highlights

J.D. Swede Alexander enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

1938 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Belmont Abbey (NC)	0	19	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Campbell	6	19	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Western Carolina	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ High Point (NC)	7	20	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Guilford	7	7	T
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. William & Mary-Norfolk	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Appalachian State	6	18	L
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Norfolk NAS (VA)	7	32	L

1938 Season Totals
Record	1-6 -1
Points Scored	40
Scoring Average	5.0
Points Allowed	127
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	9-1
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	1-2 -1

1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1938 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	4-3	90	56					J.O. Christian
San Jose State	11-1	322	56					Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Army	8-2	243	95					William H. Wood
Notre Dame	8-1	149	39					Elmer F. Layden
Pittsburgh	8-2	213	59					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Central Michigan	7-1	270	44					Ron Finch
Boston College	6-1-2	186	87					Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Eastern Michigan	6-1-1	166	36					Elton J. Rynearson
Michigan State	6-3	133	59					Charles W. Bachman
Syracuse	5-3	137	102					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Cincinnati	4-5	81	128					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Navy	4-3-2	126	60					Lt. Harry J. Hank Hardwick
Virginia	4-4-1	113	169					Frank J. Murray
West Virginia	4-5-1	98	117					Dr. Marshall Little Sleepy Glenn
Western Michigan	4-3	102	26					Mitchell Gary
Georgia Southern	3-5-1	35	100					Crook Smith
Penn State	3-4-1	138	87					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple	3-6-1	97	170					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Buffalo	2-6	81	158					Jim Peele
Massachusetts	3-6	62	125					Elbert Carraway
East Carolina	1-6-1	40	127					J.D. Swede Alexander

1938 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1938 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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