1992 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1992 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
  1991
1993  
1992 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 The Citadel $^ 6 1 011 2 0
No. 6 Marshall ^ 5 2 012 3 0
No. 16 Appalachian State ^ 5 2 07 5 0
Western Carolina 5 2 07 4 0
Furman 4 3 06 5 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 05 6 0
VMI 1 6 03 8 0
Chattanooga 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 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 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Cavan, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 VMI W 18–165,206 [1]
September 12 Mars Hill *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 21–0 [2]
September 19at No. 7 The Citadel L 7–2816,231 [3]
September 26at Appalachian State L 14–3821,611 [4]
October 3 Morehead State *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 27–7 [5]
October 10 Charleston Southern *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 62–06,511 [6]
October 17at Louisiana Tech *L 7–6517,000 [7]
October 31 Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 14–45 [8]
November 7at Chattanooga W 27–243,497 [9]
November 14at Western Carolina L 12–419,247 [10]
November 21No. 6 Marshall
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 10–495,002 [11]

References

  1. "Crust boots game-winner for Bucs, 18–16". Kingsport Times-News. September 6, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "East Tennessee whips Mars Hill". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 13, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Citadel rushes past East Tennessee St". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "ASU burns Bucs with big plays". Kingsport Times-News. September 27, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucs blitz past Morehead State 27–7". Bristol Herald Courier. October 4, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ETSU has easy time in blowout". Johnson City Press. October 11, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Louisiana Tech victimized Bucs, 65–7". Johnson City Press. October 18, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Paladins back in hunt for league title, 45–14". The Greenville News. November 1, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mocs sweet remedy to ETSU's road woes". Johnson City Press. November 8, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Western Carolina rolls, keeps share of lead". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "The Bucs are stopped here". The Ironton Tribune. November 22, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2025 via Newspapers.com.