1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 7 –0 –09 –1 –1
Chattanooga 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Appalachian State 4 –2 –16 –4 –1
The Citadel 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Western Carolina 2 –4 –13 –7 –1
VMI 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
East Tennessee State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Marshall 0 –5 –12 –8 –1
Davidson 0 –2 –05 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • This conference was a hybrid of I-A and I-AA programs. Davidson was classified as I-AA. [1] [2] The rest of the teams were I-A.

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. [3]

Schedule

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

References

  1. ↑ "Apps Blast E. Tennessee". Star-News. September 27, 1980. p. 37. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Western, ASU Debut With Victories". The Dispatch. September 8, 1980. p. 8. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Bucs lose first game". Johnson City Press Chronicle. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Gobblers wear down Buccaneers, 35–7". Kingsport Times-News. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Botner plunge keys Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mountaineers romp past Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Buccaneers drop fifth game of season". Johnson City Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bucs drop homecoming game". Johnson City Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Slow-starting Eastern wins 25–6". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Moccasins log 26–14 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bucs rally to give Carlisle 200th win". Johnson City Press. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Bucs hand WCU 20–17 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "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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