1990 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1990 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Furman $^ 6 1 0 9 4 0
Appalachian State 5 2 0 6 5 0
Chattanooga 4 2 0 6 5 0
No. 15 The Citadel ^ 4 3 0 7 5 0
Marshall 4 3 0 6 5 0
Western Carolina 2 5 0 3 8 0
VMI 1 5 0 4 7 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Riley, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Appalachian StateL 24–3414,830[1]
September 8Samford*L 13–17[2]
September 15at No. 11 Middle Tennessee*L 14–4812,000[3]
September 22at Western CarolinaL 17–215,928[4]
October 6at ChattanoogaL 3–228,806[5]
October 13No. 17 Marshall
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 38–174,422[6]
October 20No. 10 (D-II) Valdosta State*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 37–22[7]
October 27at No. 16 The CitadelL 15–3513,217[8]
November 3Wofford*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 46–64[9]
November 10No. 15 Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 13–29[10]
November 17VMI
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 20–21[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Appy State drops Bucs in SC opener". Kingsport Times-News. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Samford stops Bucs 17–13". Bristol Herald Courier. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MTSU too much for Buccaneers as Raider roll". Johnson City Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buccaneers fall to Western Carolina". Elizabethton Star. September 23, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UT–Chattanooga tops fumble-prone ETSU". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs upend Herd, 38–17, for first win". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Valdosta St. loses after 8 turnovers". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "No letdown for Citadel; 'Dogs romp". Florence Morning News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wofford's 2nd-hald spree makes believers out of ETSU". The State. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ETSU no match for DeBusk, powerful Paladins". Johnson City Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bucs finish season alone in last place". Johnson City Press. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.