1939 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team
American college football season
| 1939 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (4–2 Smoky Mountain) |
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| Home stadium | College Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carson–Newman $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milligan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State Teachers | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryville (TN) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tusculum | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State * | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King * | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 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 1939 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Gene McMurray, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Smoky Mountain Conference. King's 19–7 win over East Tennessee State was forfeited to the Buccaneers in December 1939 when the Smokey Mountain Conference commissioner, William O. Lowe, determined that King had used 14 ineligible players in the game.[1][2]
East Tennessee was ranked at No. 400 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Emory and Henry* |
| L 0–12 | [4][5] | |
| September 30 | at Union (KY)* | Barbourville, KY | W 13–7 | 3,000 | [6] | |
| October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Cumberland (TN) |
| W 8–6 | 3,000 | [7][8] |
| October 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at King | W 7–19 (forfeit win) | [9][10] | ||
| October 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Tusculum |
| W 13–6 | [11][12] | |
| November 4 | at Carson–Newman | Jefferson City, TN | L 0–13 | [13] | ||
| November 11 | Maryville (TN) |
| W 20–7 | [14] | ||
| November 18 | Milligan | Johnson City, TN | L 0–14 | [15][16] | ||
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References
- ^ "Carson-Newman Officially is Named Smoky Mountain Winner". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. December 3, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ 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
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Crippled Buccos Open Season Tonight Against Strong Emory and Henry Team". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 22, 1939. p. 13. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teachers Lose Opener To Emory Wasps, 12-0". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 23, 1939. p. 5. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Pirates Win Over Union College, 13-7". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 1, 1939. p. 14. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teachers Meet Lawyers At 2:30 Today". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 7, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teachers Win 8–6 In Closing Play". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. October 8, 1939. p. 15. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "King Battles Teachers Here Tonight". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. October 19, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "King Knocks Bucs Out Of Crown Race". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 20, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teachers Bucs Tangle With Tusculum's Winless Pioneers Team At College Today". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 25, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teachers Edge Out Over Tusculum Pioneers, 13 To 6". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 26, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teachers Now To Carson-Newman Eleven By 13-0 Score". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 5, 1939. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Teachers Surprise Maryville, 20 To 7". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 12, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Vance, Kyle (November 19, 1939). "Milligan Drives Over Teachers, 14-0". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Vance, Kyle (November 19, 1939). "Milligan Wins Over Teachers By 14 To 0 Score (continued)". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 8. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
