1950 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
The 1950 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State College (ETSC)—now known as East Tennessee State University—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference and the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Loyd Roberts, the Buccaneers compiled an overall a record of 3–5–1, with marks of 1–2–1 against Smoky Mountain opponents and 0–1–1 in VSAC play. This was the program's first losing record under Roberts and the first losing season since 1941. The team's co-captains were Mark Sutherland and Bob "Snake" Evans. The 1950 squad beat local rival Tusculum. They also tied Milligan in the final meeting between the two rivals as Milligan dropped football after the season. One of the few bright spots of the year was the transfer of Hal Morrison from Tennessee, as he became a record-setting target over the next three seasons. This was the first Buccaneer football team to receive athletic scholarships after the players had gone on strike the previous year.[1]
| 1950 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference, Volunteer State Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (1–2–1 Smoky Mountain, 0–1–1 VSAC) |
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| Home stadium | State College Stadium |
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| Emory and Henry $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milligan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tusculum | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Middle Tennessee $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milligan | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union (TN) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Wesleyan* | Athens, TN | W 38–12 | [2][3] |
| September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at Erskine* |
| L 6–12 | [4][5] |
| October 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina* |
| L 6–13 | [6][7] |
| October 14 | Maryville (TN)* | Johnson City, TN | W 33–14 | ||
| October 20 | at Carson–Newman | Jefferson City, TN | L 6–25 | ||
| October 28 | Middle Tennessee |
| L 6–19 | ||
| November 4 | Emory and Henry | Johnson City, TN | L 0–19 | ||
| November 11 | at Tusculum | Greeneville, TN | W 20–6 | ||
| November 18 | Milligan | Johnson City, TN | T 6–6 | ||
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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 Opens At Athens". Bristol. Bristol, Virginia. September 23, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - "State College Buccaneers Beat Tennessee Wesleyan 38-12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 24, 1950. p. B2. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "More Than Just A Game At Stake Tonight At Stadium". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. September 30, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Erskine Tops Tennesseeans By 12-6 Score". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 1, 1950. p. B1. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Cats, Bucs View in Waynesville Tonight". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 7, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Catamounts Trip Pirates By 13-6 Edge". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 7, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .