1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
American college football season
| 1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–5 OVC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Center |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Mississippi College* | L 3–17 | [1] | ||
| September 16 | Western Carolina* |
| W 21–14 | 5,269 | [2] |
| September 23 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 6–49 | 13,200 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Western Kentucky |
| L 21–27 | 5,732 | [4] |
| October 7 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 38–17 | 4,866 | [5] |
| October 14 | Furman* |
| L 14–35 | 8,951 | [6] |
| October 21 | at Murray State | L 21–34 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | at Appalachian State* | W 35–34 | 14,471 | [8] | |
| November 4 | Morehead State |
| L 30–31 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at Middle Tennessee | W 34–0 | [10] | ||
| November 18 | Austin Peay |
| L 7–14 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "Choctaws win big, 17–3". Hattiesburg American. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs claim 21–14 win over WCU". Kingsport Times-News. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU Colonels romp past Buccaneers". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western clips East Tennessee". The Paducah Sun. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs shock Tenn. Tech, win, 38–17". Johnson City Press Chronicle. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman offense too much for Bucs, 35–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray is victor". The Kentucky Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs claim 35–34 thriller over Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead holds off Bucs, 31–30". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs roll past MTSU". Bristol Herald Courier. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs close on happy note". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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