1960 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1960 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina College (now known as East Carolina University) as a member of the North State Conference during the 1960 NAIA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 7–3 record.

1960 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	7–3 (4–2 NSC)
Head coach	Jack Boone (9th season)
Home stadium	College Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 North State Conference football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1/2 Lenoir Rhyne $^	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
East Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Elon	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Catawba	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Guilford	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	atThe Apprentice School*	Newport News, VA	W 21–6	2,000	^[1]
September 24	Guilford	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 7–0		^[2]
October 1	Catawba	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 28–0		^[3]
October 8	atElon	Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC	W 14–8		^[4]
October 15	Western Carolina	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 7–6		^[5]
October 22	Newberry	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 21–0	5,000	^[6]
October 29	atAppalachian State	College Field Boone, NC	L 17–21		^[7]
November 5	at No. 3 Lenoir Rhyne	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 0–17		^[8]
November 12	Presbyterian*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 7–27		^[9]
November 19	Richmond*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 22–7		^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "East Carolina edges past Guilford 7–0". Florence Morning News. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "ECC rips Catawba by 28–0". The High Point Enterprise. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "ECC wins". The News and Observer. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Catamounts bow to Pirates, 7–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Pirates shut out Newberry". The High Point Enterprise. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Appalachian edges East Carolina, 21–17". Daily Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Lenoir–Rhyne rips East Carolina". The Times and Democrat. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "EC's Pirates bow before Presbyterian". The News and Observer. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Spiders are upset by 22 to 7". The Times Dispatch. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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