1986 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
| 1986 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Center |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Appalachian State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Furman ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SoCon.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Appalachian State | L 14–40 | 14,200 | [1] | |
| September 20 | Davidson* | W 41–6 | [2] | ||
| September 27 | at Virginia Tech* | L 10–37 | 34,400 | [3] | |
| October 4 | No. 3 Furman |
| W 25–13 | 7,550 | [4] |
| October 11 | at Western Carolina | L 16–43 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | Marshall |
| L 19–34 | [6] | |
| October 25 | at Chattanooga | W 18–17 | 3,127 | [7] | |
| November 1 | Wofford* |
| W 52–3 | [8] | |
| November 8 | at James Madison* | L 3–34 | 7,800 | [9] | |
| November 15 | at The Citadel | W 35–9 | 13,854 | [10] | |
| November 22 | VMI |
| W 31–20 | 5,425 | [11] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Settle not alone on ASU offense". Kingsport Times-News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs roll to win over Davidson". Johnson City Press. September 21, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies drop Bucs, 37–10, in yawner". Kingsport Times-News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ETSU upsets Paladins, 25–13". The Greenville News. October 5, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Catamounts gain win". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 12, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs can't pull out homecoming victory". Kingsport Times-News. October 19, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs get past UT–C 18–17". Bristol Herald Courier. October 26, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs bump Wofford". The Herald. November 2, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buccaneers 'outplayed' in loss to JMU Dukes". Kingsport Times-News. November 9, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs' woes mount against East Tennessee". The State. November 16, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs turn back Keydets in season finale". Johnson City Press. November 23, 1986. Retrieved December 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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