1951 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football | |
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Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference, Volunteer State Athletic Conference |
Record | 4–5 (1–1 Smoky Mountain, 1–1 VSAC) |
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Home stadium | State College Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Western Carolina* |
| 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* |
| 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 |
| W 33–2 | 5,000 | [10][11][12] |
November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Emory and Henry | L 7–28 | [13][14] | ||
November 10 | Tennessee Tech* |
| L 0–33 | [15][16] | ||
November 15 | 8:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | L 0–45 | [17][18] | ||
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