1961 East Carolina Pirates football team

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1961 East Carolina Pirates football
ConferenceCarolinas Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–3 Carolinas)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Carolinas Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15
Lenoir Rhyne
$
6 1 0 8 1 1
Appalachian State 5 1 0 7 3 0
Newberry
4 2 0 5 5 1
East Carolina 4 3 0 5 4 1
Elon
3 4 0 4 6 0
Catawba
3 4 0 3 7 0
Western Carolina 2 5 0 4 6 0
Guilford 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1961 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina College—now known as East Carolina University—during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16
Indiana (PA)*
W 19–6[1]
September 23at GuilfordGreensboro, NCW 17–15[2]
September 30at
Catawba
W 16–0[3]
October 7
Elon
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
W 22–2010,000[4]
October 14Western Carolina
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 6–7[5]
October 21at
Newberry
W 13–7[6]
October 28vs. Appalachian State
L 14–16[7]
November 4
Lenoir Rhyne
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
L 19–24[8]
November 11at Furman*L 8–2912,000[9]
November 18Wofford*
  • College Stadium
  • Greenville, NC
T 20–20[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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