1982 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1982 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
1982 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–9 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Jack Carlisle (5th season);
Home stadium	Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.

1982 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Furman $^	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Chattanooga	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Marshall	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Tennessee Tech*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 0–14		^[1]
September 11	VMI	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 3–21		^[2]
September 18	at East Carolina*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 0–30	22,127	^[3]
September 25	at James Madison*	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 10–15		^[4]
October 2	Western Carolina	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 25–27		^[5]
October 9	at No. 19 Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 6–27	9,721	^[6]
October 16	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 3–0	11,650	^[7]
October 23	No. T–15 Furman	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 15–20	7,500	^[8]
October 30	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 13–29	16,150	^[9]
November 13	Wofford*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 20–34	4,253	^[10]
November 20	Marshall	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 28–0		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Tech blanks ETSU 14–0". The Tennessean. September 5, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ETSU fumbles way to SC defeat". Kingsport Times-News. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ETSU shut out, 30–0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JMU, referees stop ETSU on goal line". Kingsport Times-News. September 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ETSU loses in final seconds, 27–25". Kingsport Times-News. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UT–C skins ETSU, 27–6". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Citadel falls". Florence Morning News. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman outlasts ETSU, 20–15". Kingsport Times-News. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ASU defeats Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bossard, Terriers outlast Buccaneers". The State. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ETSU wins one for Carlisle". Kingsport Times-News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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