1935 East Tennessee Teachers Buccaneers football team

The 1935 East Tennessee Teachers Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented State Teachers College, Johnson City—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference in the 1935 college football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Gene McMurray. The 1935 team marks the first time the football team was called the Buccaneers, which McMurray is credited with coining.[1]

1935 East Tennessee Teachers Buccaneers football
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference
1935 record5–3 (4–3 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach
1935 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cumberland (TN) $ 5 0 0  7 3 0
Carson–Newman 6 1 0  7 3 0
Appalachian State 3 2 0  5 2 2
East Tennessee Teachers 4 3 0  5 3 0
Maryville 2 2 1  4 5 1
Milligan 2 3 1  2 5 1
King 1 3 1  2 5 2
Tusculum 0 5 1  2 5 1
Western Carolina 0 4 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Lees–McRae*Johnson City, TNW 19–0
October 12at Carson–NewmanJefferson City, TNL 0–12[2]
October 19Western CarolinaJohnson City, TNW 13–0
October 26TusculumJohnson City, TNW 19–6
November 2at Appalachian StateW 20–12
November 9MaryvilleJohnson City, TNL 0–6
November 16Cumberland (TN)Johnson City, TNL 0–26
November 28MilliganJohnson City, TNW 9–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738544243
  2. "Referee Ousts Four Men For Rough Playing". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 13, 1935. p. 29. Retrieved September 24, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.