1972 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

American college football season October 2026 October 2026 1972 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 3–7 2–5 John Robert Bell 7th Memorial Stadium The 1972 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John Robert Bell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC. Schedule 1972 NCAA Division II AP September 16 l y y 1972 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN 29–52 https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethton-star-carson-newman-crushes/207293491/ Elizabethton Star Carson Newman crushes ETSU, 52–29 September 17, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com September 23 w y 1972 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Hanger Field Richmond, KY 28–12 16,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-etsu-bucs-capture/207293728/ The Bristol Herald Courier ETSU Bucs capture first win September 24, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com September 30 l Western Kentucky Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 7–17 6,932 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-western-kentucky-be/207293940/ Kingsport Times-News Western Kentucky beats Bucs October 1, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 7 l 1972 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 23–24 6,223 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-tech-trips-bucs-242/207294121/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Tech trips Bucs, 24–23 October 8, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 21 l y 1972 Murray State Racers Murray State Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY 6–17 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-murray-state-edges-etsu-f/207294409/ The Tennessean Murray State edges ETSU for 17–6 win October 22, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 28 l y y Appalachian State Conrad Stadium Boone, NC 34–35 6,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90073995/apps-hold-on-to-whip-bucs/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Apps hold on to whip Bucs October 29, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 4 l y 1972 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 7–14 8,316 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-morehead-nips-ets/207294819/ The Bristol Herald Courier Morehead nips ETSU by 14–7 November 5, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 11 l y Middle Tennessee Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 24–34 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-middle-tenn-buries-e/207295022/ Clarksville Leaf=Chronicle Middle Tenn. buries East Tennessee November 12, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 w 1972 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 20–16 2,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-bucs-win-in-a-bash/207295328/ Kingsport Times-News Bucs win in a bash November 19, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 25 w y Chattanooga Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 35–0 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85350551/bucs-blank-mocs-350-chadwick-hits-5-t/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Bucs blank Mocs, 35–0; Chadwick hits 5 TD passes November 26, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (East Tennessee State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/198/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association October 3, 2026 References East Tennessee State Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons East Tennessee State Buccaneers football