1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1979 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKeith Daniels (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
VMI 4 1 0 6 4 1
The Citadel 4 2 0 6 5 0
Furman 4 3 0 5 6 0
Appalachian State 3 4 0 3 8 0
East Tennessee State 2 3 0 7 4 0
Western Carolina 2 4 0 6 5 0
Marshall 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Carlisle, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon.