1949 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1949 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football Smoky Mountain Conference Smoky Mountain 5–4 3–1 Loyd Roberts 3rd Bob Tranburger State College Stadium The 1949 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 a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Loyd Roberts, the Buccaneers compiled an ovferall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second among Smoky Mountains teams. The Buccaneers had become a force to reckon with during the postwar years with the emergence of quarterback Jack Vest in the late 1940s. Bob Tranburger served his second term as co-captain of the team and was the first Buccaneer to be named to an All-American (Paul B. Williams) team.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 1949 Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs Tennessee Wesleyan Johnson City, TN 19–6 October 1 w y 1949 Erskine Flying Fleet Erskine Johnson City, TN 20–13 October 8 8:00 p.m. l y y Western Carolina State College Stadium Johnson City, TN 0–14 8,000 State Buccaneers Face Western Carolina Eleven Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press/144399312/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee October 8, 1949 9 March 29, 2024 Newspapers.com Western Carolina Defeats Buccaneers 14 To 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press/144399412/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee October 9, 1949 5B March 29, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 l y y 1949 Maryville Scots Maryville (TN) Maryville, TN 19–20 October 22 w 1949 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman Johnson City, TN 13–12 October 28 l y y Middle Tennessee Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 0–30 November 5 l y Emory and Henry Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN 7–34 November 12 w 1949 Tusculum Pioneers Tusculum Johnson City, TN 19–0 November 19 w 1949 Milligan Buffaloes Milligan Johnson City, TN 28–0 References East Tennessee State Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons East Tennessee State Buccaneers football