1937 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team

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1937
East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference
Record4–5 (4–4 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Clark
Seasons
1937 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Carson–Newman
$
6 0 1 7 1 1
Appalachian State 4 0 1 8 2 1
Maryville (TN) 4 1 0 5 2 1
East Tennessee State Teachers 4 4 0 4 5 0
King 2 3 1 4 6 1
Milligan
2 3 0 5 3 1
Cumberland (TN)
1 4 0 2 6 1
Tusculum 0 5 2 0 5 3
Western Carolina 0 3 1 1 6 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 East Tennessee State Teachers Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented State Teachers College, Johnson City—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference in the 1937 college football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Gene McMurray. The 1937 team had their first losing season in six years.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Morehead State*Morehead, KYL 0–192,500[2]
October 2Western CarolinaJohnson City, TNW 12–0[3]
October 9at KingL 6–7[4][5]
October 16at
College Field
  • Boone, NC
  • L 0–28[6]
    October 23TusculumJohnson City, TNW 19–0
    October 30at
    Carson–Newman
    Jefferson City, TNL 0–13
    November 6
    Cumberland (TN)
    Johnson City, TNW 7–6
    November 13Maryville (TN)Johnson City, TNW 13–10
    November 25
    Milligan
    Johnson City, TNL 6–18
    • *Non-conference game

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