1951 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1951 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Smoky Mountain Conference, Volunteer State Athletic Conference
Record	4–5 (1–1 Smoky Mountain, 1–1 VSAC)
Head coach	Loyd Roberts (4th season)
Captains	Kenneth "Birdlegs" Bryan Gene "Shadow" Hall
Home stadium	State College Stadium

1951 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Emory and Henry $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
East Tennessee State	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Carson–Newman	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by Loyd Roberts in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall a record of 4–5, with marks of 1–1 against Smoky Mountain opponents and in VSAC play. The team's co-captains were Kenneth "Birdlegs" Bryan and Gene "Shadow" Hall. The 1951 season was East Tennessee State's last as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		Western Carolina*	State College Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 6–7		[1][2]
September 22	8:00 p.m.	Austin Peay	Johnson City, TN	W 13–12		[3][4]
September 29		at Morehead State*	Morehead, KY	L 0–14		[5]
October 6	8:00 p.m.	vs. Guilford*	J. Fred Johnson Memorial Park Kingsport, TN	W 29–7	1,500	[6][7][8]
October 13		at Maryville (TN)*	Maryville, TN	W 27–0		[9]
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Carson–Newman	State College Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 33–2	5,000	[10][11][12]
November 3	8:00 p.m.	Emory and Henry	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	L 7–28		[13][14]
November 10		Tennessee Tech*	State College Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 0–33		[15][16]
November 15	8:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–45		[17][18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Buccaneers, Catamounts Open 1951 Season Tonight". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 15, 1951. p. 5. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Catamounts Shave E. Tennessee, 7-6". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. September 16, 1951. p. 2D. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "State Bucs Clash With Austin Peay Here Tonight; Governors' Coach Is Moaning; Buc Squad Injury-Riddled". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 22, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Hodge, Tommy (September 23, 1951). "East Tennessee Gains 13-12 Win Over Austin Peay". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 1B. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "State Buccaneers Handed 14-0 Defeat By Morehead". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. September 30, 1951. p. 3B. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Football Game". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. October 5, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "State Plays At Kingsport; Guilford Foe". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 6, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Harrington, Red (October 7, 1951). "State Bucs Down Guilford, 29 To 7". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. p. 4D. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "East Tennessee State Blank Maryville, 27 To 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 14, 1951. p. 4B. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "State Tries For 4th Win Tonight At 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 20, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Homecoming Game". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 20, 1951. p. 11. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
12. Smyth, Jimmy (October 21, 1951). "State Whips Carson-Newman, 33 To 2, In Homecoming". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 5B. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
13. Thompson, Gene (November 3, 1951). "Emory And State Collide For Smoky Crown". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
14. Thompson, Gene (November 4, 1951). "Emory Whips State In Gruelling 28-7 Struggle". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 1C. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "ET State Bucs Entertain TPI". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. November 9, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "T. P. I. Easily Whips East Tennessee State 33 To 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 11, 1951. p. 2B. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
17. "Three Grid Games Slated This Weekend". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 14, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
18. "Blue Raiders Scuttle East Tennessee". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 16, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved February 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "ETSU Football Record Book" (PDF). ETSU Athletics. August 27, 2023. p. 26. Retrieved February 28, 2024.