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1956 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record2–7–1 (2–3 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 North State Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
    Catawba 4 2 0 5 4 1
    Elon 4 2 0 5 5 0
    Appalachian State 3 3 0 3 6 0
    East Carolina 2 3 0 2 7 1
    Guilford 0 4 0 1 7 0
    Western Carolina 0 5 0 1 9 0
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1956 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 1956 NAIA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 8Norfolk NAS*
  • Greenville, NC
  • L 19–206,000[1]
    September 15vs. VPI*
  • Bluefield, WV
  • L 2–376,000[2]
    September 22Stetson*
    • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
  • T 7–7[3]
    September 29Catawba
    • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
  • L 13–23[4]
    October 6atElon
    • Burlington Memorial Stadium
  • Burlington, NC
  • W 18–7[5]
    October 13Western Carolina
    • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
  • W 20–19[6]
    October 20Morris Harvey*
    • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
  • L 0–283,500[7]
    October 27atAppalachian State
  • Boone, NC
  • L 19–224,000[8]
    November 3atLenoir Rhyne
  • Hickory, NC
  • L 12–574,100[9][10]
    November 17Richmond*
    • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
  • L 7–455,500[11]
    • *Non-conference game

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "East Carolina beaten, 20–19". The Times Dispatch. September 9, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "East Carolina routed by Tech in opener, 37–2". The Progress-Index. September 16, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Stetson gains 7–7 tie with East Carolina". Tampa Bay Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tribe rally nets victory over Pirates". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "ECC beats Elon for 1st victory". The News and Observer. October 7, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "East Carolina edges WCC by 20 to 19". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "W. Virginia team blanks E. Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 21, 1956. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Appalachian downs East Carolina, 22–19". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Tom Einstein Jr. (November 5, 1956). "Bullard Leads Bears To 57-12 Win Over ECC Squad: Big Fullback Scores 4 TD's in League Win". Hickory Daily Record. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Lenoir Rhyne wins, 57–12, against ECC". The News and Observer. November 4, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Richmond rolls over Pirates, 45–7". The Times Dispatch. November 18, 1956. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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