1941 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1941 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football Smoky Mountain Conference Smoky Mountain 2–5 0–3 Gene McMurray 10th Buck Hunt Bill Mitchell 1946 The 1941 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented State Teachers College, Johnson City—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1941 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Gene McMurray, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 2–5 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play, placing last out of four teams in the Smoky Mountain Conference. Jim Mooney, the head baseball coach, stepped in to assist with the football team. Buck Hunt and Bill Mitchell served as team co-captains. East Tennessee State did not field another football team until 1946, after the end of World War II.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 Schedule September 20 l y y 1941 Emory and Henry Wasps Emory and Henry Emory, VA 0–6 September 27 l 1941 Milligan Buffaloes Milligan Johnson City, TN 0–26 October 4 l 1941 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman Johnson City, TN 0–7 October 11 w y Emory and Henry Johnson City, TN 8–6 October 17 w y 1941 Tusculum Pioneers Tusculum Johnson City, TN 13–9 October 25 l Carson–Newman Johnson City, TN 0–18 November 8 l y 1941 Maryville Scots Maryville (TN) Johnson City, TN 0–13 References East Tennessee State Teachers Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football