1984 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1984 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Buddy Sasser (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Ayers (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Center

1984 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Chattanooga $^	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 14 Western Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Furman	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Buddy Sasser, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Tennessee Tech*		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	W 10–3		[1]
September 15	Eastern Kentucky*		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 10–7	9,072	[2]
September 22	at Appalachian State		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 0–14	14,120	[3]
September 29	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 16–6	11,460	[4]
October 6	at No. 8 Chattanooga		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 12–0	9,103	[5]
October 13	No. 6 Furman	No. 13	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 16–28		[6]
October 20	at East Carolina*	No. 19	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 6–24	27,119	[7]
October 27	at James Madison*		JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 9–6	17,000	[8]
November 3	No. 7 Georgia Southern*		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 20–17	10,112	[9]
November 10	No. 18 Western Carolina		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 17–31		[10]
November 17	Marshall		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 28–31	6,102	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "ETSU trips Tenn. Tech, 10–3". Kingsport Times-News. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "East Tennessee jolts Eastern". The Courier-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "'Generous' Bucs blanked by Appy". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "East Tennessee's quick scores doom Citadel 16–6". The State. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bucs kick Mocs 12–0". Kingsport Times-News. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Furman surges past Bucs". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bucs stay in pattern in defeat". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Campbell's last-second kick gives Bucs 9–6 win over JMU". Kingsport Times-News. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "East Tennessee 20, Georgia Southern 17". The Index-Journal. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Western Carolina wins over E. Tennessee 24–17". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Marshall tops Bucs by 31–28". Bristol Herald Courier. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.