1983 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
American college football season
1983 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 3–8 (1–6 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Ayers (1st season) |
Home stadium | Memorial Center |
Seasons ← 1982 1984 → |
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No. 2 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Western Carolina ^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Buddy Sasser, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SoCon.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Eastern Kentucky* | L 15–21 | 9,200 | [1] | |
September 10 | Tennessee Tech* | W 14–7 | 8,253 | [2] | |
September 24 | at Western Carolina | L 16–17 | [3] | ||
October 1 | No. 14 Appalachian State |
| L 11–27 | 9,565 | [4] |
October 8 | at Marshall | L 10–13 | 7,889 | [5] | |
October 15 | Georgia Southern*![]() |
| W 24–7 | 7,248 | [6] |
October 22 | at VMI | L 12–24 | 3,200 | [7] | |
October 29 | at East Carolina* | L 9–21 | 33,767 | [8] | |
November 5 | at No. 4 Furman | L 7–28 | 12,165 | [9] | |
November 12 | The Citadel |
| W 45–0 | 4,469 | [10] |
November 19 | Chattanooga |
| L 10–13 | 4,113 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "ETSU falls to powerful EKU, 21–15". Kingsport Times-News. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sasser wins first at East Tennessee". The Greenville News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs lose, 17–16". Kingsport Times-News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU falls, 27–11". Kingsport Times-News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall 13, E. Tennessee State 10". The State. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs take long time to gain win". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bridges sparks VMI Keydets to first victory of year". The Daily News Leader. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs gain moral win in defeat". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big plays send Bucs to defeat". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs blast Citadel 45–0". Bristol Herald Courier. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT–Chattanooga 13, ETSU 10". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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