The 1935 East Tennessee State 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 State Teachers Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (4–3 Smoky Mountain) |
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| Team | W | 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 State Teachers | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryville (TN) | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 28 | Lees–McRae* | Johnson City, TN | W 19–0 | |
| October 12 | at Carson–Newman | Jefferson City, TN | L 0–12 | [2] |
| October 19 | Western Carolina | Johnson City, TN | W 13–0 | |
| October 26 | Tusculum | Johnson City, TN | W 19–6 | |
| November 2 | at Appalachian State | W 19–12 | [3] | |
| November 9 | Maryville (TN) | Johnson City, TN | L 0–6 | |
| November 16 | Cumberland (TN) | Johnson City, TN | L 0–26 | |
| November 28 | Milligan | Johnson City, TN | W 9–6 | |
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References edit
- ^ East Tennessee State University Football by L. Thomas Roberts, Jerry Robertson, and the Buc Football and Friends Foundation, Foreword by Jack Higgs | Arcadia Publishing Books
- ^ "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
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- ^ "Buccaneers batter down Appalachian Teachers, 19–12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 3, 1935. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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