1937 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1937 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina Teachers College (now known as East Carolina University) as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their first season under head coach J. D. Alexander, the team compiled a 2–5 record.

1937 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5
Head coach	J. D. Alexander (1st season)
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Delaware State			–					1	–	0	–	0
Hardin–Simmons			–					8	–	0	–	1
West Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	1
Catholic University			–					5	–	3	–	0
William & Mary Norfolk			–					5	–	3	–	0
Roanoke			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	4	–	1
George Washington			–					3	–	4	–	1
Georgetown			–					2	–	4	–	2
Oglethorpe			–					3	–	6	–	1
Western Maryland			–					3	–	6	–	0
East Carolina			–					2	–	5	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					2	–	6	–	1
Virginia			–					2	–	7	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					2	–	9	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	9	–	0
Jacksonville State			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	L 0–7	^[1]
October 9	Campbell	Greenville, NC	L 6–7	^[2]
October 16	Belmont Abbey	Greenville, NC	L 7–19	^[3]
October 23	Western Carolina	Greenville, NC	L 6–7	^[4]
October 29	at William & Mary Norfolk Division	Norfolk, VA	L 6–18
November 6	High Point	Greenville, NC	W 19–7	^[5]
November 12	at Louisburg	Louisburg, NC	W 27–13

References

1. "Guilford Quakers top Greenville Teachers". The News and Observer. October 3, 1937. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Camels get victory over Teachers, 7 to 6". The News and Observer. October 10, 1937. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Greenville Teachers defeated by Belmont". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Western Carolina defeats E.C.T.C. gridders, 7 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 24, 1937. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Teachers defeat Purple Panthers". The News and Observer. November 7, 1937. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.