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1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1985 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–10–1 (0–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 0 0 12 2 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 1 0 8 3 0
Chattanooga 5 2 0 6 5 0
Marshall 3 3 1 7 3 1
The Citadel 2 4 1 5 5 1
Western Carolina 2 4 1 4 6 1
VMI 1 4 1 3 7 1
East Tennessee State 0 7 0 0 10 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 0–10–1, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7James Madison*L 9–14[1]
September 21Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 0–128,744[2]
September 28at No. 19 Western CarolinaL 3–13[3]
October 5Liberty*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
T 23–236,375[4]
October 12at VMIL 18–235,900[5]
October 19at No. 5 FurmanL 31–35[6]
October 26The Citadel
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–288,154[7]
November 2at Kentucky*L 13–2353,429[8]
November 9at MarshallL 21–3416,240[9]
November 16at No. 12 Georgia Southern*L 7–468,142[10]
November 23No. 17 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 3–207,450[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Mistakes costly in Bucs' opener". Johnson City Press. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UT–C sends Bucs down to 12–0 defeat". Bristol Herald Courier. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Catamounts top ETSU". Statesville Record & Landmark. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucs, Liberty finish in 23–23 deadlock". Bristol Herald Courier. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hard-luck Bucs fall victim to VMI again". Johnson City Press. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs get 31 first downs, but still lose to Furman". Kingsport Times-News. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Citadel boots East Tennessee". The Greenville News. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jerry Tipton (November 3, 1985). "Cats shake spunky East Tennessee". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marshall downs ETSU". The Ironton Tribune. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ham leads Southern ro 46–7 win". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ETSU falls to Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.