1938 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1938 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football Smoky Mountain Conference Smoky Mountain 6–2 5–1 Gene McMurray 7th College Stadium Smokey Mountain champion The 1938 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 in the 1938 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Gene McMurray, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the Smoky Mountain Conference title for the first time since joining the conference in 1929. McMurray was assisted by former team captain, Walter Clark.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 Eastern September 24 w y y at 1938 Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs Union (KY) Barbourville, KY 31–13 September 30 w y 1938 Cumberland Bulldogs Cumberland (TN) Lebanon, TN 12–6 October 8 2:30 p.m. l y Eastern Kentucky College Stadium Johnson City, TN 0–19 Bucs Face Eastern Kentucky Teachers Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-chronicle/177822161/ Johnson City Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee October 8, 1938 7 July 30, 2025 Newspapers.com Teachers Buccaneers Bow To Eastern Kentucky, 19-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-chronicle/177822587/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee October 9, 1938 5B July 30, 2025 Newspapers.com Eastern Maroons Romp To Win Over Tennessee Team https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-park-city-daily-news/177822322/ The Park City Daily News Bowling Green, Kentucky Associated Press October 9, 1938 6 July 30, 2025 Newspapers.com October 15 l 1938 King Tornado King Johnson City, TN 0–7 October 27 w y 1938 Tusculum Pioneers Tusculum Greeneville, TN 19–6 November 5 w 1938 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman Johnson City, TN 12–6 November 11 w 1938 Maryville Scots Maryville (TN) Johnson City, TN 20–13 November 19 w 1938 Milligan Buffaloes Milligan Johnson City, TN 19–6 References East Tennessee State Teachers Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons Category:Smoky Mountain Conference football champion seasons East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football