1982 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1982 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
  1981
1983 
1982 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Furman $^ 6 1 09 3 0
No. 17 Chattanooga 5 1 07 4 0
Western Carolina 4 2 06 5 0
The Citadel 3 4 05 6 0
Appalachian State 3 4 04 7 0
VMI 2 3 05 6 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 02 9 0
Marshall 1 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Tennessee Tech *L 0–14 [1]
September 11 VMI L 3–21 [2]
September 18at East Carolina *L 0–3022,127 [3]
September 25at James Madison *L 10–15 [4]
October 2 Western Carolina
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 25–27 [5]
October 9at No. 19 Chattanooga L 6–279,721 [6]
October 16at The Citadel W 3–011,650 [7]
October 23No. T–15 Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 15–207,500 [8]
October 30at Appalachian State L 13–2916,150 [9]
November 13 Wofford *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 20–344,253 [10]
November 20 Marshall
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 28–0 [11]

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References

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  2. "ETSU fumbles way to SC defeat". Kingsport Times-News. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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