1950 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference, Volunteer State Athletic Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–2–1 Smoky Mountain, 0–1–1 VSAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mark Sutherland
  • Bob "Snake" Evans
Home stadiumState College Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Emory and Henry $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Carson–Newman 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Milligan 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
East Tennessee State 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Tusculum 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1950 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Milligan 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Austin Peay 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
East Tennessee State 0 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Union (TN) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Loyd Roberts, the Buccaneers compiled an overall a record of 3–5–1, with marks of 1–2–1 against Smoky Mountain opponents and 0–1–1 in VSAC play. This was the program's first losing record under Roberts and the first losing season since 1941. The team's co-captains were Mark Sutherland and Bob "Snake" Evans. The 1950 squad beat local rival Tusculum. They also tied Milligan in the final meeting between the two rivals as Milligan dropped football after the season. One of the few bright spots of the year was the transfer of Hal Morrison from Tennessee, as he became a record-setting target over the next three seasons. This was the first Buccaneer football team to receive athletic scholarships after the players had gone on strike the previous year.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 238:00 p.m.at Tennessee Wesleyan*Athens, TNW 38–12[2][3]
September 308:00 p.m.at Erskine*
L 6–12[4][5]
October 78:00 p.m.at Western Carolina*
L 6–13[6][7]
October 14Maryville (TN)*Johnson City, TNW 33–14
October 20at Carson–NewmanJefferson City, TNL 6–25
October 28Middle Tennessee
  • State College Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
L 6–19
November 48:00 p.m.Emory and Henry
  • State College Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
L 0–19[8][9]
November 11at TusculumGreeneville, TNW 20–6
November 18MilliganJohnson City, TNT 6–6

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "State Opens At Athens". Bristol. Bristol, Virginia. September 23, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "State College Buccaneers Beat Tennessee Wesleyan 38-12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 24, 1950. p. B2. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "More Than Just A Game At Stake Tonight At Stadium". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. September 30, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Erskine Tops Tennesseeans By 12-6 Score". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 1, 1950. p. B1. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Cats, Bucs View in Waynesville Tonight". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 7, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Catamounts Trip Pirates By 13-6 Edge". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 7, 1950. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "East Tennessee State Entertains Emory and Henry Tonight". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 4, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Thompson, Gene (November 5, 1950). "Emory Beats State 19 To 0, Wins Smoky Title". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Virginia. p. 6A. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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