1952 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football | |
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Burley Bowl champion | |
Burley Bowl, W 34–16 vs. Emory and Henry | |
Conference | Volunteer State Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–1–2 (1–1–1 VSAC) |
Head coach |
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Captains |
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Home stadium | State College Stadium |
The 1952 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 Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Star Wood, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–1–2. East Tennessee State's made the program first bowl game appearance a with victory in the Burley Bowl over the Emory and Henry by the score of 34–16. The team captains were Hal Morrison and Cecil Maddux.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | 9:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | T 6–6 | 3,000 | [1][2] | |
September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Morehead State* |
| W 34–0 | 4,000 | [3][4] |
October 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina* |
| W 13–7 | 2,000 | [5][6] |
October 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Maryville (TN)*![]() |
| W 33–13 | 5,000 | [7][8] |
October 18 | 9:00 p.m. | at Carson–Newman | Jefferson City, TN | W 14–7 | [9][10] | |
October 25 | at Appalachian State* | T 27–27 | [11][12] | |||
November 8 | at Tennessee Tech* |
| W 21–13 | 4,000 | [13][14] | |
November 15 | 8:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| L 14–28 | 2,500 | [15][16] |
November 27 | 2:15 p.m. | vs. Emory and Henry* |
| W 34–16 | 10,000 | [17][18][19] |
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