1935 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team

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
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference
Record5–3 (4–3 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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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 19–12[3]
November 9Maryville (TN)Johnson City, TNL 0–6
November 16Cumberland (TN)Johnson City, TNL 0–26
November 28MilliganJohnson City, TNW 9–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ 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
  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  .
  3. ^ "Buccaneers batter down Appalachian Teachers, 19–12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 3, 1935. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.