1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
VMI 4 1 0 6 4 1
The Citadel 4 2 0 6 5 0
Furman 4 3 0 5 6 0
Appalachian State 3 4 0 3 8 0
East Tennessee State 2 3 0 7 4 0
Western Carolina 2 4 0 6 5 0
Marshall 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8James Madison*W 31–0[1]
September 15at Northern Illinois*L 14–2117,202[2]
September 22Eastern Kentucky*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 27–209,361[3]
September 29at FurmanW 28–24[4]
October 6at VMIL 14–244,600[5]
October 13Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 35–012,331[6]
October 20Southeastern Louisiana*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 31–3[7]
October 27Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 10–2412,469[8]
November 3at North Alabama*W 27–7[9]
November 10Middle Tennessee*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 52–1410,027[10]
November 17at Western CarolinaL 9–138,115[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Buccaneers blank James Madison in opener, 31–0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NIU topples E. Tenn. St". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "E. Tennessee relies on defense and Hutsell to conquer Eastern". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Whew! Buccaneers rally to trip Furman". Kingsport Times-News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucs bow to VMI, 24–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buccaneers baffle Mocs by 35–0". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SLU falls". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mountaineers surprise sleeping Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McFall leads Bucs, 27–7". Bristol Herald Courier. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "East Tennessee trounces MTSU". The Tennessean. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "James keys WC upset". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2024.