1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record0–10–1 (0–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 –0 –012 –2 –0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
Chattanooga 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Marshall 3 –3 –17 –3 –1
The Citadel 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
Western Carolina 2 –4 –14 –6 –1
VMI 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
East Tennessee State 0 –7 –00 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 0–10–1, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 James Madison *
L 9–14 [1]
September 21 Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 0–128,744 [2]
September 28at No. 19 Western Carolina
L 3–13 [3]
October 5 Liberty *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
T 23–236,375 [4]
October 12at VMI
L 18–235,900 [5]
October 19at No. 5 Furman
L 31–35 [6]
October 26 The Citadel
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–288,154 [7]
November 2at Kentucky *
L 13–2353,429 [8]
November 9at Marshall
L 21–3416,240 [9]
November 16at No. 12 Georgia Southern *
L 7–468,142 [10]
November 23No. 17 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 3–207,450 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Mistakes costly in Bucs' opener". Johnson City Press. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UT–C sends Bucs down to 12–0 defeat". Bristol Herald Courier. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Catamounts top ETSU". Statesville Record & Landmark. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bucs, Liberty finish in 23–23 deadlock". Bristol Herald Courier. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hard-luck Bucs fall victim to VMI again". Johnson City Press. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bucs get 31 first downs, but still lose to Furman". Kingsport Times-News. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "The Citadel boots East Tennessee". The Greenville News. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Jerry Tipton (November 3, 1985). "Cats shake spunky East Tennessee". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Marshall downs ETSU". The Ironton Tribune. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ham leads Southern ro 46–7 win". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "ETSU falls to Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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