1937 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team
The 1937 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented State Teachers College, Johnson City—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference in the 1937 college football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Gene McMurray. The 1937 team had their first losing season in six years.[1]
| 1937 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (4–4 Smoky Mountain) |
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| Captain | Walter Clark |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryville (TN) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State Teachers | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milligan | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tusculum | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | at Morehead State* | Morehead, KY | L 0–19 | 2,500 | [2] |
| October 2 | Western Carolina | Johnson City, TN | W 12–0 | [3] | |
| October 9 | at King | L 6–7 | [4][5] | ||
| October 16 | at Appalachian State | L 0–28 | [6] | ||
| October 23 | Tusculum | Johnson City, TN | W 19–0 | ||
| October 30 | at Carson–Newman | Jefferson City, TN | L 0–13 | ||
| November 6 | Cumberland (TN) | Johnson City, TN | W 7–6 | ||
| November 13 | Maryville (TN) | Johnson City, TN | W 13–10 | ||
| November 25 | Milligan | Johnson City, TN | L 6–18 | ||
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References
- East Tennessee State University Football by L. Thomas Roberts, Jerry Robertson, and the Buc Football and Friends Foundation, Foreword by Jack Higgs | Arcadia Publishing Books
- "State Teachers Lose To Morehead". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. Associated Press. September 26, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Bucs Cash In on Breaks To Win From Cullowhee, 12-0". Sunday Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 3, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "King Meets Teachers Tonight". The Bristol News Bulletin. Bristol, Tennessee. October 9, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "King College Rallies to Nose Out Tennessee Teachers College by 7 to 6". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Tennessee. October 10, 1937. p. 7, section 2. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Appalachian uses breaks to beat Teachers, 28 to 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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