1946 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1946 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	Gene McMurray (11th season)
Captain	Bob Tranburger
Seasons ← 1941 1947 →

1946 Southern non-major college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Oklahoma City		–		10	–	1	–	0
Maryville (TN)		–		9	–	1	–	0
East Tennessee State		–		7	–	1	–	0
Millsaps		–		5	–	1	–	0
Middle Tennessee		–		6	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College		–		6	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)		–		6	–	2	–	0
Louisville Municipal		–		5	–	2	–	0
Fayetteville State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Southern		–		7	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		5	–	3	–	1
Princess Anne		–		5	–	3	–	1
Austin Peay		–		5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State		–		4	–	3	–	3
Sewanee		–		4	–	3	–	0
Livingston State		–		4	–	3	–	0
Tennessee Tech		–		5	–	5	–	0
Troy State		–		4	–	4	–	0
Grambling		–		2	–	5	–	0
Texas A&I		–		2	–	7	–	0
CCUNC		–		2	–	4	–	0
Centre		–		0	–	7	–	0

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their eleventh, non-consecutive year under head coach Gene McMurray, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 56. It would be McMurray's last year as head coach, as he would take over the Physical Education Department at University of Mississippi in 1947. The win total from this season would not be equaled for 16 years and was a high-water mark for the program. The team would be dubbed "The Barefoot Boys" because half of the 70 members trying out for the team had no shoes due to poor funding and being ill-equipped. It took until only three days prior to the game against Brevard that enough shoes had been acquired to outfit the entire team.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Brevard	Johnson City, TN	W 32–0		^[4]
September 28	at Tusculum	Greenville, TN	W 14–0	1,000	^[5]
October 5	at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	W 13–6		^[6]
October 12	at Emory & Henry	Emory, VA	W 6–0		^[7]
October 19	Maryville (TN)	Johnson City, TN	L 2–25		^[8]
October 26	at Carson-Newman	Jefferson City, TN	W 6–0		^[9]
November 2	Cumberland	Johnson City, TN	W 34–6		^[10]
November 9	vs. Emory & Henry	Pulaski, VA	W 19–12	2,500	^[11]

References

^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company.
^ "East Tennessee State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
^ 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
^ Jimmy Smyth (September 22, 1946). "ETSC Buccaneers Overwhelm Brevard Grid Squad 32 To 12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State College Eleven Romps Over Tusculum Pioneers 13-0". Kingsport Times-News. September 29, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Tennessee Teachers Win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 5, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brilliant Run Gives Buccaneers 6-0 Victory Over Emory: Paul Musselman Runs 51 Yards In Mud For Only Tally". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 13, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jimmy Smyth (October 19, 1946). "Maryville Turns On Power To Defeat Buccaneers 25 To 2". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buccaneers Win by 6-0 Over Carson-Newman: State College Gets Into Scoring Position With Forward Passes". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1946. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "East Tennessee State's Bucs Defeat Cumberland". The Knoxville Journal. November 2, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ETSC Buccaneers Defeat Emory & Henry 19 To 12". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 10, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.

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