1937 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Gene McMurray. The 1937 team had their first losing season in six years.[1]

1937 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference
Record4–5 (4–4 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Clark
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carson–Newman $ 6 0 1 7 1 1
Appalachian State 4 0 1 8 2 1
Maryville (TN) 4 1 0 5 2 1
East Tennessee State Teachers 4 4 0 4 5 0
King 2 3 1 4 6 1
Milligan 2 3 0 5 3 1
Cumberland (TN) 1 4 0 2 6 1
Tusculum 0 5 2 0 5 3
Western Carolina 0 3 1 1 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Morehead State*Morehead, KYL 0–192,500[2]
October 2Western CarolinaJohnson City, TNW 12–0[3]
October 9at KingL 6–7[4][5]
October 16at Appalachian StateL 0–28[6]
October 23TusculumJohnson City, TNW 19–0
October 30at Carson–NewmanJefferson City, TNL 0–13
November 6Cumberland (TN)Johnson City, TNW 7–6
November 13Maryville (TN)Johnson City, TNW 13–10
November 25MilliganJohnson City, TNL 6–18
  • *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. ^ "State Teachers Lose To Morehead". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. Associated Press. September 26, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Bucs Cash In on Breaks To Win From Cullowhee, 12-0". Sunday Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 3, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "King Meets Teachers Tonight". The Bristol News Bulletin. Bristol, Tennessee. October 9, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "King College Rallies to Nose Out Tennessee Teachers College by 7 to 6". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Tennessee. October 10, 1937. p. 7, section 2. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Appalachian uses breaks to beat Teachers, 28 to 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.