1935 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1935 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football Smoky Mountain Conference Smoky Mountain 5–3 4–3 Gene McMurray 4th 1934 The 1935 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 1935 college football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Gene McMurray. The 1935 team marks the first time the football team was called the Buccaneers, which McMurray is credited with coining.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 28 w y 1935 Lees–McRae Bobcats Lees–McRae Johnson City, TN 19–0 October 12 l y 1935 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman Jefferson City, TN 0–12 Referee Ousts Four Men For Rough Playing https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59936247/johnson-city-press/ Johnson City Press Johnson City, Tennessee October 13, 1935 29 September 24, 2020 Newspapers.com October 19 w 1935 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Johnson City, TN 13–0 October 26 w 1935 Tusculum Pioneers Tusculum Johnson City, TN 19–6 November 2 w y Appalachian State College Field Boone, NC 19–12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90160816/buccaneers-batter-down-appalachian-teach/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Buccaneers batter down Appalachian Teachers, 19–12 November 3, 1935 December 6, 2021 Newspapers.com November 9 l 1935 Maryville Scots Maryville (TN) Johnson City, TN 0–6 November 16 l 1935 Cumberland Bulldogs Cumberland (TN) Johnson City, TN 0–26 November 28 w 1935 Milligan Buffaloes Milligan Johnson City, TN 9–6 References East Tennessee State Teachers Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football