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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: John Christenbury
Conference: Independent-

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1932 <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024

1940 Season Highlights

John Christenbury enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.

1940 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Kutztown (PA)	14	6	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Presbyterian	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ William & Mary-Norfolk	18	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Western Carolina	14	25	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. North Carolina St. Freshmen	0	26	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Guilford	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. High Point (NC)	0	6	L
Fri., Nov. 22	@ Newport News Apprentice School (VA)	44	7	W

1940 Season Totals
Record	5-3
Points Scored	143
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	70
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	3-1

1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1940 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	4-4	67	89					J.O. Christian
Boston College	11-0	339	65	Won 19-13				Frank W. Leahy
Notre Dame	7-2	168	67					Elmer F. Layden
Navy	6-2-1	106	46					Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State	6-1-1	135	46					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Cincinnati	5-3-1	132	48					Joseph A. Joe Meyer
East Carolina	5-3	143	70					John Christenbury
Ohio	5-2-2	89	32					Don Peden
Central Michigan	4-3-1	88	60					Ron Finch
Nevada	4-4-1	259	79					James W. Jim Aiken
Temple	4-4-1	155	113					Ray Morrison
Virginia	4-5	117	103					Frank J. Murray
West Virginia	4-4-1	127	94					William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo	3-5	47	116					Jim Peele
Georgia Southern	3-5	91	184					Crook Smith
Massachusetts	1-8	33	142					Elbert Carraway
Michigan State	3-4-1	108	76					Charles W. Bachman
Pittsburgh	3-4-1	85	102					Charles W. Bowser
Syracuse	3-4-1	114	134					Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Western Michigan	2-5	77	117					Mitchell Gary
Army	1-7-1	54	197					William H. Wood
Eastern Michigan	1-5-1	34	125					Elton J. Rynearson
Miami Ohio	0-7-1	32	200					Frank Wilton

1940 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1940 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.