1940 East Carolina Pirates football team

1940 East Carolina Pirates football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	John Christenbury (1st season)
Home stadium	Guy Smith Stadium

1940 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Georgetown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	3	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	0
Roanoke			–					2	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	7	–	3
William & Mary Norfolk			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Christenbury, the team compiled a 5–3 record.

East Carolina was ranked at No. 497 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Kutztown	Guy Smith Stadium Greenville, NC	W 14–6		[2]
October 6	Presbyterian Junior College	Guy Smith Stadium Greenville, NC	W 40–0		[3]
October 12	at William & Mary Norfolk Division	Norfolk, VA	W 18–0		[4]
October 19	at Western Carolina	Cullowhee, NC	L 14–25		[5]
October 25	NC State freshmen	Guy Smith Stadium Greenville, NC	L 0–26	2,000	[6]
November 2	at Guilford	Greensboro, NC	W 13–0		[7]
November 16	High Point	Guy Smith Stadium Greenville, NC	L 0–6		[8]
November 22	at The Apprentice School	Apprentice Field Newport News, VA	W 44–7		[9]

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Greenville Teachers turn back Kutztown". The News and Observer. September 29, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Eastern Teachers top Presbyterian Juniors". The News and Observer. October 7, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Craven, McFee standouts in E.C.T.C. win". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "WCTC capitalizes on ECTC mistakes". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "State frosh get victory in contest at Greenville". The News and Observer. October 26, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Craven, M'fee stand out in E.C.T.C. win". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Long pass sets stage for High Point win". The News and Observer. November 17, 1940. Retrieved March 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Naval Apprentice beaten, 44 to 7". The Times Dispatch. November 23, 1940. Retrieved March 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.