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 0–148,170 [1]
September 11 VMI
L 3–217,045 [2]
September 18at East Carolina *
L 0–3022,127 [3]
September 25at James Madison *
L 10–1513,500 [4]
October 2 Western Carolina
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 25–276,500 [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 28–03,600 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tech blanks ETSU 14–0". The Tennessean. September 5, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "ETSU fumbles way to SC defeat". Kingsport Times-News. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "ETSU shut out, 30–0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "JMU, referees stop ETSU on goal line". Kingsport Times-News. September 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "ETSU loses in final seconds, 27–25". Kingsport Times-News. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UT–C skins ETSU, 27–6". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Citadel falls". Florence Morning News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Furman outlasts ETSU, 20–15". Kingsport Times-News. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "ASU defeats Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bossard, Terriers outlast Buccaneers". The State. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "ETSU wins one for Carlisle". Kingsport Times-News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (ETSU)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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