1946 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1946 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football Independent 7–1 Gene McMurray 11th Bob Tranburger 1941 The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their eleventh, non-consecutive year under head coach Gene McMurray, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 56. It would be McMurray's last year as head coach, as he would take over the Physical Education Department at University of Mississippi in 1947. The win total from this season would not be equaled for 16 years and was a high-water mark for the program. The team would be dubbed "The Barefoot Boys" because half of the 70 members trying out for the team had no shoes due to poor funding and being ill-equipped. It took until only three days prior to the game against Brevard that enough shoes had been acquired to outfit the entire team.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/e/east_tennessee_state/yearly_results.php?year=1945 East Tennessee State Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse June 17, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905205800/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/e/east_tennessee_state/yearly_results.php?year=1945 5 September 2015 deadEast Tennessee State University Football by L. Thomas Roberts, Jerry Robertson, and the Buc Football and Friends Foundation, Foreword by Jack Higgs | Arcadia Publishing Books Schedule y y September 21 1946 Brevard Tornados Brevard Johnson City, TN W 32-0 ETSC Buccaneers Overwhelm Brevard Grid Squad 32 To 12 Johnson City Press-Chronicle Jimmy Smyth September 22, 1946 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103957615/etsc-buccaneers-overwhelm-brevard-grid/ Newspapers.com September 28 at 1946 Tusculum Pioneers Tusculum Greenville, TN W 14-0 1,000 State College Eleven Romps Over Tusculum Pioneers 13-0 Kingsport Times-News September 29, 1946 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103957766/state-college-eleven-romps-over/ Newspapers.com October 5 at 1946 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) Georgetown, KY W 13-6 East Tennessee Teachers Win The Knoxville News-Sentinel October 5, 1946 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103958042/east-tennessee-teachers-win/ Newspapers.com October 12 at 1946 Emory & Henry Wasps Emory & Henry Emory, VA W 6-0 Brilliant Run Gives Buccaneers 6-0 Victory Over Emory: Paul Musselman Runs 51 Yards In Mud For Only Tally Johnson City Press-Chronicle October 13, 1946 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103958349/brilliant-run-gives-buccaneers-6-0/ Newspapers.com October 19 Maryville (TN) Johnson City, TN L 2-25 Maryville Turns On Power To Defeat Buccaneers 25 To 2 Johnson City Press-Chronicle Jimmy Smyth October 19, 1946 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103958635/maryville-turns-on-power-to-defeat/ Newspapers.com October 26 at 1946 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson-Newman Jefferson City, TN W 6-0 Buccaneers Win by 6-0 Over Carson-Newman: State College Gets Into Scoring Position With Forward Passes The Knoxville News-Sentinel October 27, 1946 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103958865/buccaneers-win-by-6-0-over/ Newspapers.com November 2 1946 Cumberland Bulldogs Cumberland Johnson City, TN W 34-6 East Tennessee State's Bucs Defeat Cumberland The Knoxville Journal November 2, 1946 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103959079/east-tennessee-states-bucs-defeat/ Newspapers.com November 9 vs Emory & Henry Pulaski, VA W 19-12 2,500 ETSC Buccaneers Defeat Emory & Henry 19 To 12 Johnson City Press-Chronicle November 10, 1946 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103959346/etsc-buccaneers-defeat-emory-henry-19/ Newspapers.com References East Tennessee State Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons East Tennessee State Buccaneers football