1990 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1990 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–9 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Don Riley (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Center
Seasons← 19891991 →

1990 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Furman $^	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 15 The Citadel ^	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Marshall	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
VMI	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 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 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Riley, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 24–34	14,830
September 8	Samford*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 13–17
September 15	at No. 11 Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 14–48	12,000
September 22	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 17–21	5,928
October 6	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 3–22	8,806
October 13	No. 17 Marshall	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 38–17	4,422
October 20	Valdosta State*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 37–22
October 27	at No. 16 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 15–35	13,217
November 3	Wofford*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 46–64
November 10	No. 15 Furman	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 13–29
November 17	VMI	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 20–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

"Appy State drops Bucs in SC opener". Kingsport Times-News. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"Samford stops Bucs 17–13". Bristol Herald Courier. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"MTSU too much for Buccaneers as Raider roll". Johnson City Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"Buccaneers fall to Western Carolina". Elizabethton Star. September 23, 1988. Retrieved December 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"UT–Chattanooga tops fumble-prone ETSU". Bristol Herald Courier. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bucs upend Herd, 38–17, for first win". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"Valdosta St. loses after 8 turnovers". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"No letdown for Citadel; 'Dogs romp". Florence Morning News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wofford's 2nd-hald spree makes believers out of ETSU". The State. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"ETSU no match for DeBusk, powerful Paladins". Johnson City Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bucs finish season alone in last place". Johnson City Press. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e 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
Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004–2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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