The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Boone, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Norfolk NAS*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 21–0		[1]
September 18	West Chester*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	L 4–6		[2]
September 25	at Lenoir Rhyne	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	W 7–6		[3]
October 2	Catawba	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 26–7		[4]
October 9	at Elon	Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC	L 6–20		[5]
October 16	Western Carolina	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 27–13	4,500	[6]
October 23	East Tennessee State*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	T 6–6		[7]
October 30	at Appalachian State	College Field Boone, NC	L 7–13	3,000	[8]
November 6	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 14–27		[9]
November 13	Stetson*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 26–7		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming