1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1979
| team = East Tennessee State Buccaneers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Jack Carlisle
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Keith Daniels
| oc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Center
}}
{{1979 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1979
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = James Madison
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 31–0
| attend = 7,383
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120598549/buccaneers-blank-james-madison-in-opener/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Buccaneers blank James Madison in opener, 31–0|date=September 9, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (James Madison) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/317/stats/12715 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 2, 2024 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 14–21
| attend = 17,202
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-niu-topples-e-tenn-st/139713444/|work=Chicago Tribune|title=NIU topples E. Tenn. St.|date=September 16, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 27–20
| attend = 9,361
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-e-tennessee-relies/139713660/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=E. Tennessee relies on defense and Hutsell to conquer Eastern|date=September 23, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Sirrine Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 28–24
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109740032/whew-buccaneers-rally-to-trip-furman/|title=Whew! Buccaneers rally to trip Furman|date=September 30, 1979|newspaper=Kingsport Times-News|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 14–24
| attend = 4,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94083850/bucs-bow-to-vmi-2414/|newspaper=Kingsport Times-News|title=Bucs bow to VMI, 24–14|date=October 7, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 35–0
| attend = 12,331
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-buccaneers-baffle-m/139708671/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Buccaneers baffle Mocs by 35–0|date=October 14, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|title=Southeastern Louisiana}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 31–3
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-slu-falls/139714203/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=SLU falls|date=October 21, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = Appalachian State
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 10–24
| attend = 12,469
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89967501/mountaineers-surprise-sleeping-bucs/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Mountaineers surprise sleeping Bucs|date=October 28, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1979|team=North Alabama Lions|title=North Alabama}}
| site_stadium = Braly Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Florence, AL
| score = 27–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-mcfall-leads-bucs/139714506/|work=Bristol Herald Courier|title=McFall leads Bucs, 27–7|date=November 4, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 52–14
| attend = 10,027
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-east-tennessee-trounces-m/139714738/|work=The Tennessean|title=East Tennessee trounces MTSU|date=November 11, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 9–13
| attend = 8,115
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-james-keys-wc-upse/139712792/|work=The News and Observer|title=James keys WC upset|date=November 18, 1979|accessdate=January 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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