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: Jim Johnson Conference: Independent-
1946 Season Highlights
Jim Johnson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at East Carolina.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Mon., Sep. 30 @ Presbyterian
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Atlantic Christian (NC)
6
6
T
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Elon
6
13
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Erskine
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Newport News Apprentice School (VA)
19
7
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Atlantic Christian (NC)
26
6
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Western Carolina
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 23 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne
0
6
L
Thu., Nov. 28 @ Fort Bragg
53
0
W
1946 Season Totals
Record 5-3
-1
Points Scored 158
Scoring Average 17.6
Points Allowed 58
Defense Average 6.4
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 3-1
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.