1983 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

American college football season

1983 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 3–8 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Buddy Sasser (1st season)

Defensive coordinator| Mike Ayers (1st season)
Home stadium| Memorial Center

Seasons

<- 1982

1984 ->

1983 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Furman $^  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 11  | - | 3  | - | 1
Chattanooga | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Appalachian State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Marshall | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
VMI | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
The Citadel | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
East Tennessee State | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Buddy Sasser, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SoCon.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| at Eastern Kentucky*|

* Hanger Field
* Richmond, KY

| L 15–21| 9,200| [1]
September 10| Tennessee Tech*|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| W 14–7| 8,253| [2]
September 24| at Western Carolina|

* E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| L 16–17| | [3]
October 1| No. 14 Appalachian State|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| L 11–27| 9,565| [4]
October 8| at Marshall|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| L 10–13| 7,889| [5]
October 15| Georgia Southern*|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| W 24–7| 7,248| [6]
October 22| at VMI|

* Alumni Memorial Field
* Lexington, VA

| L 12–24| 3,200| [7]
October 29| at East Carolina*|

* Ficklen Memorial Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| L 9–21| 33,767| [8]
November 5| at No. 4 Furman|

* Paladin Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| L 7–28| 12,165| [9]
November 12| The Citadel|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| W 45–0| 4,469| [10]
November 19| Chattanooga|

* Memorial Center
* Johnson City, TN

| L 10–13| 4,113| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "ETSU falls to powerful EKU, 21–15". Kingsport Times-News. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Sasser wins first at East Tennessee". The Greenville News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Bucs lose, 17–16". Kingsport Times-News. September 25, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "ETSU falls, 27–11". Kingsport Times-News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Marshall 13, E. Tennessee State 10". The State. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Bucs take long time to gain win". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Bridges sparks VMI Keydets to first victory of year". The Daily News Leader. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Bucs gain moral win in defeat". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Big plays send Bucs to defeat". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bucs blast Citadel 45–0". Bristol Herald Courier. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "UT–Chattanooga 13, ETSU 10". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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East Tennessee State Buccaneers football

Venues|

* Memorial Center (1977–2003)
* Kermit Tipton Stadium (2015–2016)
* William B. Greene Jr. Stadium (2017–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1969 Grantland Rice Bowl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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