1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
VMI 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Davidson 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
0 – 0 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA teams. Davidson was classified as I-AA. All the other teams were classified as I-A. Davidson and East Tennessee State were ineligible for the conference title. VMI's games against William & Mary and Richmond and Chattanooga's game against Richmond were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.

The 1978 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 4–7. East Tennessee State was ineligible for the SoCon title and the team's games against conference opponents did not count in the SoCon standings.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Mississippi College*
L 3–17[3]
September 16Western Carolina*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 21–145,269[4]
September 23at Eastern Kentucky*
L 6–4913,200[5]
September 30Western Kentucky*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–275,732[6]
October 7Tennessee Tech*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 38–174,866[7]
October 14Furman*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 14–358,951[8]
October 21at Murray State*
L 21–34[9]
October 28at Appalachian State
W 35–3414,471[10]
November 4Morehead State*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 30–31[11]
November 11at Middle Tennessee*
W 34–0[12]
November 18Austin Peay*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 7–14[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "College Standings; Southern (Final)". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. United Press International. November 21, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved July 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "SoCon 2024 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Conference. p. 180. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "Choctaws win big, 17–3". Hattiesburg American. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucs claim 21–14 win over WCU". Kingsport Times-News. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "EKU Colonels romp past Buccaneers". The Bristol Herald Courier. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western clips East Tennessee". The Paducah Sun. October 1, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucs shock Tenn. Tech, win, 38–17". Johnson City Press Chronicle. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman offense too much for Bucs, 35–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Murray is victor". The Kentucky Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bucs claim 35–34 thriller over Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Morehead holds off Bucs, 31–30". Kingsport Times-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bucs roll past MTSU". Bristol Herald Courier. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Govs close on happy note". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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