1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
East Tennessee State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Wofford*
L 9–167,477[2]
September 13at Virginia Tech*
L 7–3527,500[3]
September 20at Southeastern Louisiana*
L 3–78,500[4]
September 27at Appalachian State
L 15–4214,160[5]
October 4Louisiana Tech*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 3–76,489[6]
October 11Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–338,231[7]
October 18at Eastern Kentucky*
L 6–259,500[8]
October 25at Chattanooga
L 14–2610,000[9]
November 8at James Madison*
W 28–2311,800[10]
November 15Western Carolina
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 17–205,128[11]
November 22Marshall
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 21–164,150[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bucs lose first game". Johnson City Press Chronicle. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gobblers wear down Buccaneers, 35–7". Kingsport Times-News. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Botner plunge keys Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers romp past Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buccaneers drop fifth game of season". Johnson City Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucs drop homecoming game". Johnson City Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Slow-starting Eastern wins 25–6". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Moccasins log 26–14 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bucs rally to give Carlisle 200th win". Johnson City Press. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bucs hand WCU 20–17 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ETSU 'buries' Randle, Marshall in 21–16 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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