1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–10–1 (0–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
VMI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 1
Davidson 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 0–10–1, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7James Madison*
L 9–14[1]
September 21Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 0–128,744[2]
September 28at No. 19 Western Carolina
L 3–13[3]
October 5Liberty*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
T 23–236,375[4]
October 12at VMI
L 18–235,900[5]
October 19at No. 5 Furman
L 31–35[6]
October 26The Citadel
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–288,154[7]
November 2at Kentucky*
L 13–2353,429[8]
November 9at Marshall
L 21–3416,240[9]
November 16at No. 12 Georgia Southern*
L 7–468,142[10]
November 23No. 17 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 3–207,450[11]

References

  1. ^ "Mistakes costly in Bucs' opener". Johnson City Press. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UT–C sends Bucs down to 12–0 defeat". Bristol Herald Courier. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Catamounts top ETSU". Statesville Record & Landmark. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucs, Liberty finish in 23–23 deadlock". Bristol Herald Courier. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hard-luck Bucs fall victim to VMI again". Johnson City Press. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs get 31 first downs, but still lose to Furman". Kingsport Times-News. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Citadel boots East Tennessee". The Greenville News. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jerry Tipton (November 3, 1985). "Cats shake spunky East Tennessee". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marshall downs ETSU". The Ironton Tribune. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ham leads Southern ro 46–7 win". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ETSU falls to Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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