1959 East Carolina Pirates football team

The 1959 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 1959 NAIA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 5–6 record.

1959 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	North State Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 NSC)
Head coach	Jack Boone (8th season)
Home stadium	College Stadium
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 North State Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. Lenoir Rhyne $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
East Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Catawba	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Guilford	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Elon	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 12	at Presbyterian*	Old Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 13–18	^[1]
September 19	Albright*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 45–0	^[2]
September 26	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 27–0	^[3]
October 3	at Catawba	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC	W 34–7	^[4]
October 10	Elon	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 31–8	^[5]
October 17	at Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 14–34	^[6]
October 24	at Newberry*	Setzler Field Newberry, SC	L 7–34	^[7]
October 31	Appalachian State	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 0–28	^[8]
November 7	Lenoir Rhyne	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 21–22	^[9]
November 14	The Apprentice School*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 74–0	^[10]
November 21	at Wofford*	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC	L 13–20	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "P.C. beats Pirates in 4th period, 18–13". The Greenville News. September 13, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "East Carolina rolls by 45–0". Daily Press. September 20, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "East Carolina scores easy win over Quakes". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "ECC pins 34–7 loss on Catawba". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "East Carolina crushes Elon with hot offense". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Catamounts sting ECC with impressive 34–14 victory". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Newberry bests E. Carolina, 34–7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Appalachian blanks ECC". Johnson City Press. November 1, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "2-pointer in lase seconds saves L.R. streak, 22–21". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "East Carolina smothers Builders, 74–0, in finale". Daily Press. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Terriers even season mark in 20–13 win over Pirates". The Greenville News. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.