1948 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

The 1948 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 an independent during the 1948 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Loyd Roberts, the Buccaneers compiled a record of 6–2–1.

1948 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumState College Stadium, Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State  710
Sewanee  611
Grambling  820
East Tennessee State  621
West Virginia  930
Delaware  530
Virginia  531
Memphis State  650
Tennessee Tech  560
Oklahoma City  451
Chattanooga  450
Georgetown  341
Miami (FL)  460
Marshall  271
Tampa  260
Navy  081
Texas State  081
CCUNC  050

The team received an increased budget of $8,050. Roberts hired Madison Brooks as line coach (and also as assistant director of athletics and head basketball coach) and Julian Doss Crocker as backfield coach and track mentor.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Tennessee WesleyanAthens, TNW 20–18[2]
October 18:00 p.m.at Erskine
L 8–132,500[3][4]
October 9at Western CarolinaCullowhee, NCL 12–323,500[5]
October 168:00 p.m.Maryville (TN)
W 20–03,250[6][7]
October 23at Carson–NewmanJefferson, TNW 7–66,000[8]
October 288:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • State College Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 2–03,000[9][10]
November 68:00 p.m.Emory and Henry
  • State College Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 15–64,000[11][12]
November 138:00 p.m.at Tusculum
W 14–0[13][14]
November 208:00 p.m.Milligan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
T 0–010,000[15][16][17]

References