1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
East Tennessee State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Wofford*
L 9–167,477[2]
September 13at Virginia Tech*
L 7–3527,500[3]
September 20at Southeastern Louisiana*
L 3–78,500[4]
September 27at Appalachian State
L 15–4214,160[5]
October 4Louisiana Tech*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 3–76,489[6]
October 11Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–338,231[7]
October 18at Eastern Kentucky*
L 6–259,500[8]
October 25at Chattanooga
L 14–2610,000[9]
November 8at James Madison*
W 28–2311,800[10]
November 15Western Carolina
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 17–205,128[11]
November 22Marshall
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 21–164,150[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1980 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bucs lose first game". Johnson City Press Chronicle. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gobblers wear down Buccaneers, 35–7". Kingsport Times-News. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Botner plunge keys Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers romp past Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buccaneers drop fifth game of season". Johnson City Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucs drop homecoming game". Johnson City Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Slow-starting Eastern wins 25–6". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Moccasins log 26–14 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bucs rally to give Carlisle 200th win". Johnson City Press. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bucs hand WCU 20–17 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ETSU 'buries' Randle, Marshall in 21–16 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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