1947 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Clyde Holsclaw
  • Joe Green
Home stadiumRoosevelt/Memorial Stadium, College Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne   –   8 – 0 – 0
Grambling   –   11 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Texas State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   3 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 7 – 1
CCUNC   –   1 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1947 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 an independent during the 1947 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Loyd Roberts the Buccaneers compiled a record of 5–4. The team was co-captained by Clyde Holsclaw and Joe Green.[1] Roberts's only assistant coach was A. W."Bud" Carpenter, a former Buccaneer player and co-captain of the 1940 team. Funding and equipping the team was still a difficult issue with the total team budget including salaries at only $6,400.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Tennessee Wesleyan
W 14–121,950[3]
October 48:00 p.m.Erskine
  • Roosevelt Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
L 14–20[4][5][6]
October 102:00 p.m.Salem
  • College Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 14–2[7][8]
October 18at Maryville (TN)Maryville, TNL 6–31[9]
October 258:00 p.m.Carson–Newmandagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
L 6–38[10][11]
October 30at Cumberland (TN)Lebanon, TNW 25–0[12]
November 88:00 p.m.at Emory and Henry
W 13–0[13][14]
November 15Tusculum
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 31–0[15][16]
November 208:45 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
L 13–26[17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ "Holsclaw, Green Buc Co-Captains". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 27, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "East Tennessee State Edges Wesleyan 14 To 12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 28, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Interest On Upswing In Buc-Erskine Tilt Here Saturday Night". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 3, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Carroll, Jimmie (October 4, 1947). "East Tennessee State Tackles Erskine Here Tonight At 8 O'Clock". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 7. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Erskine Tumbles East Tennessee State 20 To 14". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 5, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "East Tennessee State Bucs Play Salem College Here Today". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 10, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Smyth, Jimmy (October 11, 1947). "State Buccaneers Hang Up 14-2 Win Over Salem Gridders". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Maryville College Scotties Have Field Day At ETSC Expense". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 19, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "East Tennessee State Tackles Carson-Newman Here Tonight". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 25, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Carson-Newman Mauls State Bucs 38 To 6". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 26, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Bucs Trounce Cumberland In 25-0 Rout". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 31, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "State And Emory Ring Down Collegiate Curtain Tonight". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Tennessee. November 8, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "State Buccaneers Turn Back Emory And Henry 13 To 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 9, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "State Bucs Play Host To Tusculum Tonight". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 15, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "State College Bucs Maul Tusculum 31 To 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 16, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Raiders Meet Tough ETS At Jones Field Tonight". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 20, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Raiders Triumph Over East State Buccaneers, 26-13". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 21, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Raiders . . . (continued)". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 21, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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