1990 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1990
| team = East Tennessee State Buccaneers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Don Riley
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Center
}}
{{1990 Southern Conference football standings}}
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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1990
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Appalachian State
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 24–34
| attend = 14,830
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89667726/appy-state-drops-bucs-in-sc-opener/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Appy State drops Bucs in SC opener|date=September 2, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Samford
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 13–17
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-samford-stops-buc/162531226/|work=Bristol Herald Courier|title=Samford stops Bucs 17–13|date=September 9, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 14–48
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-mtsu-too-much-for-buc/162531431/|work=Johnson City Press|title=MTSU too much for Buccaneers as Raider roll|date=September 16, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = E. J. Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 17–21
| attend = 5,928
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethton-star-buccaneers-fall-to-wes/162530018/|work=Elizabethton Star|title=Buccaneers fall to Western Carolina|date=September 23, 1988|accessdate=December 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 3–22
| attend = 8,806
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-utchattanooga-to/162526200/|newspaper=Bristol Herald Courier|title=UT–Chattanooga tops fumble-prone ETSU|date=October 7, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 38–17
| attend = 4,422
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-bucs-upend-herd-38/162529040/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Bucs upend Herd, 38–17, for first win|date=October 14, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Valdosta State Blazers|title=Valdosta State}}
| opprank = 10 (D-II)
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 37–22
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-valdosta-st-lo/162531777/|work=The Atlanta Journal & Constitution|title=Valdosta St. loses after 8 turnovers|date=October 21, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 15–35
| attend = 13,217
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-no-letdown-for-cit/162527870/|work=Florence Morning News|title=No letdown for Citadel; 'Dogs romp|date=October 28, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1990|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 46–64
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-woffords-2nd-hald-spree-makes/162532033/|work=The State|title=Wofford's 2nd-hald spree makes believers out of ETSU|date=November 4, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Furman
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 13–29
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98443855/etsu-no-match-for-debusk-powerful-palad/|work=Johnson City Press|title=ETSU no match for DeBusk, powerful Paladins|date=November 11, 1990|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 20–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Bucs finish season alone in last place|date=November 18, 1990|newspaper=Johnson City Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94323558/bucs-finish-season-alone-in-last-place/|accessdate=January 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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