1990 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1990 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
←  1989
1991  →
1990 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Furman $^ 6 –1 –09 –4 –0
Appalachian State 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Chattanooga 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Marshall 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
Western Carolina 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
VMI 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
East Tennessee State 1 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Riley, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Appalachian State
L 24–3414,830 [1]
September 8 Samford *
L 13–17 [2]
September 15at No. 11 Middle Tennessee *
L 14–4812,000 [3]
September 22at Western Carolina
L 17–215,928 [4]
October 6at Chattanooga
L 3–228,806 [5]
October 13No. 17 Marshall
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 38–174,422 [6]
October 20No. 10 (D-II) Valdosta State *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 37–22 [7]
October 27at No. 16 The Citadel
L 15–3513,217 [8]
November 3 Wofford *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 46–64 [9]
November 10No. 15 Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 13–29 [10]
November 17 VMI
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 20–21 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Appy State drops Bucs in SC opener". Kingsport Times-News. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Samford stops Bucs 17–13". Bristol Herald Courier. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "MTSU too much for Buccaneers as Raider roll". Johnson City Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Buccaneers fall to Western Carolina". Elizabethton Star. September 23, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UT–Chattanooga tops fumble-prone ETSU". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bucs upend Herd, 38–17, for first win". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Valdosta St. loses after 8 turnovers". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "No letdown for Citadel; 'Dogs romp". Florence Morning News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wofford's 2nd-hald spree makes believers out of ETSU". The State. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "ETSU no match for DeBusk, powerful Paladins". Johnson City Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bucs finish season alone in last place". Johnson City Press. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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