The 1949 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 a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Loyd Roberts, the Buccaneers compiled an ovferall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second among Smoky Mountains teams. The Buccaneers had become a force to reckoned with during the postwar years with the emergence of quarterback Jack Vest in the late 1940s. Bob Tranburger served his second term as co-captain of the team and was the first Buccaneer to be named to an All-American (Paul B. Williams) team. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		Tennessee Wesleyan*	Johnson City, TN	W 19–6
October 1		Erskine*	Johnson City, TN	W 20–13
October 8	8:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	State College Stadium Johnson City, TN	L 0–14	8,000	[2] [3]
October 15		at Maryville (TN)*	Maryville, TN	L 19–20
October 22		Carson–Newman	Johnson City, TN	W 13–12
October 28		at Middle Tennessee*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–30
November 5		at Emory and Henry	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	L 7–34
November 12		Tusculum	Johnson City, TN	W 19–0
November 19		Milligan	Johnson City, TN	W 28–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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