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1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Austin Peay 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Murray State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Middle Tennessee 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Mississippi College*
L 3–17[1]
September 16Western Carolina*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 21–145,269[2]
September 23at Eastern Kentucky
L 6–4913,200[3]
September 30Western Kentucky
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–275,732[4]
October 7Tennessee Tech
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 38–174,866[5]
October 14Furman*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 14–358,951[6]
October 21at Murray State
L 21–34[7]
October 28at Appalachian State*
W 35–3414,471[8]
November 4Morehead State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 30–31[9]
November 11at Middle Tennessee
W 34–0[10]
November 18Austin Peay
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 7–14[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Choctaws win big, 17–3". Hattiesburg American. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bucs claim 21–14 win over WCU". Kingsport Times-News. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "EKU Colonels romp past Buccaneers". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western clips East Tennessee". The Paducah Sun. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucs shock Tenn. Tech, win, 38–17". Johnson City Press Chronicle. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman offense too much for Bucs, 35–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Murray is victor". The Kentucky Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucs claim 35–34 thriller over Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morehead holds off Bucs, 31–30". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bucs roll past MTSU". Bristol Herald Courier. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Govs close on happy note". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_East_Tennessee_State_Buccaneers_football_team