1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jack Carlisle (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Keith Daniels (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Center

1979 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	James Madison*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 31–0	7,383	[1][2]
September 15	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 14–21	17,202	[3]
September 22	Eastern Kentucky*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 27–20	9,361	[4]
September 29	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 28–24		[5]
October 6	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 14–24	4,600	[6]
October 13	Chattanooga	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 35–0	12,331	[7]
October 20	Southeastern Louisiana*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 31–3		[8]
October 27	Appalachian State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 10–24	12,469	[9]
November 3	at North Alabama*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	W 27–7		[10]
November 10	Middle Tennessee*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 52–14	10,027	[11]
November 17	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 9–13	8,115	[12]
*Non-conference game

^[13]

References

1. "Buccaneers blank James Madison in opener, 31–0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (James Madison)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
3. "NIU topples E. Tenn. St". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "E. Tennessee relies on defense and Hutsell to conquer Eastern". The Courier-Journal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Whew! Buccaneers rally to trip Furman". Kingsport Times-News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bucs bow to VMI, 24–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Buccaneers baffle Mocs by 35–0". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "SLU falls". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mountaineers surprise sleeping Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "McFall leads Bucs, 27–7". Bristol Herald Courier. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "East Tennessee trounces MTSU". The Tennessean. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "James keys WC upset". The News and Observer. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2024.