1947 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

The 1947 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State College (ETSC)—now known as East Tennessee State University—as an independent during the 1947 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Loyd Roberts the Buccaneers compiled a record of 5–4. The team was co-captained by Clyde Holsclaw and Joe Green.^[1] Roberts's only assistant coach was A. W."Bud" Carpenter, a former Buccaneer player and co-captain of the 1940 team. Funding and equipping the team was still a difficult issue with the total team budget including salaries at only $6,400.^[2]

1947 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Loyd Roberts (1st season)
Captains	Clyde Holsclaw Joe Green
Home stadium	Roosevelt/Memorial Stadium, College Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princess Anne			–					8	–	0	–	0
Grambling			–					10	–	2	–	0
Sewanee			–					6	–	1	–	1
Memphis State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Texas State			–					9	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
East Tennessee State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	7	–	1
CCUNC			–					1	–	3	–	0
Florida State			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		Tennessee Wesleyan	Roosevelt Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 14–12	1,950	[3]
October 4	8:00 p.m.	Erskine	Roosevelt Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 14–20		[4][5][6]
October 10	2:00 p.m.	Salem	College Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 14–2		[7][8]
October 18		at Maryville (TN)	Maryville, TN	L 6–31		[9]
October 25	8:00 p.m.	Carson–Newman	Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 6–38		[10][11]
October 30		at Cumberland (TN)	Lebanon, TN	W 25–0		[12]
November 8	8:00 p.m.	at Emory and Henry	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 13–0		[13][14]
November 15		Tusculum	Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 31–0		[15][16]
November 20	8:45 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 13–26		[17][18][19]
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Holsclaw, Green Buc Co-Captains". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 27, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. East Tennessee State University Football by L. Thomas Roberts, Jerry Robertson, and the Buc Football and Friends Foundation, Foreword by Jack Higgs | Arcadia Publishing Books
3. "East Tennessee State Edges Wesleyan 14 To 12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. September 28, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Interest On Upswing In Buc-Erskine Tilt Here Saturday Night". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 3, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Carroll, Jimmie (October 4, 1947). "East Tennessee State Tackles Erskine Here Tonight At 8 O'Clock". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 7. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Erskine Tumbles East Tennessee State 20 To 14". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 5, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "East Tennessee State Bucs Play Salem College Here Today". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 10, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Smyth, Jimmy (October 11, 1947). "State Buccaneers Hang Up 14-2 Win Over Salem Gridders". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Maryville College Scotties Have Field Day At ETSC Expense". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 19, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "East Tennessee State Tackles Carson-Newman Here Tonight". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 25, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Carson-Newman Mauls State Bucs 38 To 6". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 26, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Bucs Trounce Cumberland In 25-0 Rout". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 31, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "State And Emory Ring Down Collegiate Curtain Tonight". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol, Tennessee. November 8, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "State Buccaneers Turn Back Emory And Henry 13 To 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 9, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "State Bucs Play Host To Tusculum Tonight". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 15, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "State College Bucs Maul Tusculum 31 To 0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. November 16, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
17. "Raiders Meet Tough ETS At Jones Field Tonight". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 20, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
18. "Raiders Triumph Over East State Buccaneers, 26-13". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 21, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "Raiders . . . (continued)". The Daily News Journal. Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 21, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .