1971 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

American college football season October 2026 October 2026 1971 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 0–9–1 0–6–1 John Robert Bell 6th Memorial Stadium The 1971 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Robert Bell, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 0–9–1, with a mark of 0–6–1 in conference play, and finished eighth in the OVC. Schedule 1971 small college AP September 11 l y 1971 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 10–17 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-carsonnewma/207378770/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Carson–Newman shocks ETSU September 12, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com September 18 l y Appalachian State Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 24–28 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90079507/buccaneers-beaten-by-apps-2824/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Buccaneers beaten by Apps, 28–24 September 19, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com September 25 l 1971 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 14–28 6,300 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-etsu-offers-ek-28/207379431/ The Bristol Herald Courier ETSU offers EK 28–14 OVC gift September 26, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 2 l y 4 Western Kentucky L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 7–36 16,276 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-bucs-suffer-worst-def/207379962/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Bucs suffer worst defeat in 20 years October 3, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 9 l y 1971 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 3–20 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-winless-etsu-downed/207380961/ Kingsport Times-News Winless ETSU downed, 20–3 October 10, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 16 l y y Chattanooga Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 14–28 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85347893/bucs-fall-to-moccasins-drop-sixth-strai/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Bucs fall to Moccasins; drop sixth straight game October 17, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com October 23 t 1971 Murray State Racers Murray State Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 6–6 5,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethton-star-etsu-murray-battle-to/207381616/ Elizabethton Star ETSU, Murray battle to tie October 24, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 6 l y 1971 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY 7–19 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-moreheas-tips-east-tennes/207381957/ Nashville Tennessean Morehead tips East Tennessee November 7, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 13 l Middle Tennessee Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 23–27 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-buc-rally-fails/207382401/ The Bristol Herald Courier Buc rally fails, Raiders nip ETSU November 14, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 20 l y 1971 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN 0–33 4,160 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-bucs-close-dismal-sea/207382969/ Johnson City Press-Chronicle Bucs close dismal season with 33–0 loss November 21, 1971 October 1, 2026 Newspapers.com 1971 Final Cumulative Football Statistics Report (East Tennessee State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/198/stats/12713 National Collegiate Athletic Association October 3, 2026 References East Tennessee State Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons Category:College football winless seasons East Tennessee State Buccaneers football