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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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
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- ^ "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.
