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East Tennessee State Buccaneers Football
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers football program is the College football, intercollegiate American football team for East Tennessee State University (ETSU) located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The team was dormant from the end of the 2003 season until being reinstated for the 2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, 2015 season. They played all of their 2015 home games and all but one of their 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, 2016 home games at Kermit Tipton Stadium before the opening of the new William B. Greene Jr. Stadium for the 2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, 2017 season. The remaining 2016 home game, against Western Carolina Catamounts football, Western Carolina on September 17, was played at nearby Bristol Motor Speedway, which was already set up for football due to a game the prior week between the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech. Before ETSU dropped football, it competed in NCAA Division I as a Southern Confe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 East Tennessee State Normal Football Team
The 1920 East Tennessee State Normal School football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Normal School—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as an independent in the 1920 college football season. It was very first season that the school fielded a football team. The team was coached by William R. Windes, a 1917 graduate of the University of Tennessee who taught agriculture and biology at the school. He was assisted by English professor Willis Beeler "Bull" Bible, brother of Dana X. Bible, and by fellow teacher A. V. McFee. The first team for East Tennessee State consisted of 11 first-string players and 4 substitutes. There is dispute on the final record for this season, however ETSU officially credits the 1920 team with a 0–2 record (with three non-countable wins). The schedule was mix of regional colleges and high schools and started the rivalry against Milligan College. Initially, the school began to consider football as ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest division of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic powers, with large budgets, more elaborate facilities and more athletic scholarships than Division II and Division III as well as many smaller schools committed to the highest level of intercollegiate competition. This level was previously called the University Division of the NCAA, in contrast to the lower-level College Division; these terms were replaced with numeric divisions in 1973. The University Division was renamed Division I, while the College Division was split in two; the College Division members that offered scholarships or wanted to compete against those who did became Division II, while those who did not want to offer scholarships became Division III. For college football only, D-I schools are further divided into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Football Team
The 1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Mike Cavan in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon behind Marshall. East Tennessee State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Villanova in the first round before falling to Montana in the quarterfinals. Schedule References {{East Tennessee State Buccaneers football navbox East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons East Tennessee State Buccaneers football The East Tennessee State Buccaneers football program is the College football, intercollegiate American football team for East Tennessee State University (ETSU) located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The team was dormant f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center
ETSU Athletics Center, previously known as the Memorial Center, and popularly referred to as the "Mini-Dome", is an 8,539-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. Until 2014, it hosted ETSU's men's and women's basketball teams. It also serves as the indoor venue for tennis and track. At one time, the facility also hosted ETSU's football team, but the school discontinued its football program at the end of the 2003 season as a cost-cutting measure. The football team was reinstated in 2015, but did not return to the facility; the Buccaneers played the 2015 and 2016 seasons at Kermit Tipton Stadium, a local high school facility, before opening the new William B. Greene Jr. Stadium in 2017. It was the host of the 2006 and 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournaments, and the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships from 2001 to 2011. The Mini-Dome has also hosted non-athletic events that could not be house ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantland Rice Bowl
The Grantland Rice Bowl was an annual college football bowl game held from 1964 through 1977. The game originated as an NCAA College Division regional final, then became a playoff game for Division II. It was named in honor of Grantland Rice, an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose, and was originally played in his hometown of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. History College Division The Grantland Rice Bowl originated as one of the four regional finals of the College Division, before it was subdivided into Division II and Division III in 1973. The game served as the championship for the Mideast Region from 1964 through 1972. The other three regional finals were the Tangerine (later Boardwalk), Pecan (later Pioneer), and Camellia bowls. At the time, there were no playoffs at any level of NCAA football. For the smaller colleges and universities, as for the major programs, the national champion was determined by polls conducted by the leading news wire se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Since 1994, he has been a television sports analyst and co-host of ''Fox NFL Sunday''. Bradshaw is also an actor and recording artist, having participated in several television shows (mainly as himself) and films, most notably co-starring in the movie '' Failure to Launch'', and releasing several country music albums. He won four Super Bowl titles in a six-year period (1974, 1975, 1978, and 1979), becoming the first quarterback to win three and four Super Bowls, and led the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility. Bradshaw was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Bradshaw was known for being a tough competitor and having one of the most powerful arms in NFL history. His p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represents Louisiana Tech University in college football at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. After 12 seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, Louisiana Tech began competing as a member of Conference USA in 2013. Since its first season in 1901, Louisiana Tech has compiled an all-time record of 645 wins, 504 losses, and 37 ties. In 121 football seasons, the Bulldogs have won 3 NCAA Division II, Division II national championships, won 25 conference championships, and played in 28 postseason games, including 13 major college bowl games. Since 1968, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana. The program's current head coach is Sonny Cumbie. History Early history (1901–1939) Louisiana Tech University first fielded a football team in 1901, beginning the season with a 57–0 loss to LSU Tigers football, LSU. The pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Football Team
The 1969 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that East Tennessee State University (ETSU) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. East Tennessee State completed an undefeated season, going 10–0–1 and capturing the OVC championship. This is the only undefeated season and the last conference championship for the program up until 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team, 2018. The team capped off the season by defeating 1969 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Louisiana Tech and future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw in the 1969 Grantland Rice Bowl, Grantland Rice Bowl. Schedule References {{Ohio Valley Conference football champions 1969 Ohio Valley Conference football season, East Tennessee State East Tennessee State Buccaneers football seasons Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Grantland Rice Bowl champion seasons College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in partnership with the Big South Conference in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS; formerly known as Division I-AA), the lower of two levels of Division I football competition. The OVC has 11 members, seven of which compete in football in the conference. History ''Primary source:'' The Ohio Valley Conference can trace its roots to 1941 when Murray State athletic director Roy Stewart, Eastern Kentucky athletic director Charles "Turkey" Hughes, and Western Kentucky public relations director Kelly Thompson first formulated the idea of establishing a regional athletics conference. The plan was put on hold due to World War II, but it was resurrected after the conclusion of the war. In 1948, the three schools joined with Louisville, Morehead State, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burley Bowl
The Burley Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game played from 1945 through 1956. It was held each year on Thanksgiving Day in Johnson City, Tennessee, at the city's Memorial Stadium, which was demolished in July 2010. The game was part of an annual two-day tobacco festival, with the name of the bowl coming from Burley tobacco. Like some other postseason match-ups of the era, such as the Grape Bowl, Glass Bowl, and Optimist Bowl, results are listed in NCAA records, but the games were not considered NCAA-sanctioned bowls. The inaugural game was held on November 29, 1945. That day was the last (and fifth) Thursday of November, which was observed as Thanksgiving in Tennessee that year, despite President Truman proclaiming the holiday to be the fourth Thursday of the month. Game results Game records Most appearances ''Only teams with more than one appearance are listed.'' Notes * NCAA records list the date of the first Burley Bowl as "1-1-1946", which is inconsistent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport is a city in Sullivan and Hawkins counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It lies along the Holston River and had a population of 55,442 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area, which had 307,613 residents in 2020. The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, with a population of 508,260 in 2020. Kingsport was chartered in 1822. The city's name is a simplification of King's Port, originally referring to the area on the Holston River known as King's Boat Yard, the head of navigation for the Tennessee Valley. Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as the "Mountain Empire" in southwest Virginia and northeastern Tennessee. History Kingsport was developed after the Revolutionary War, at the confluence of the North and South Forks of the Holston River. In 1787 it was known as "Salt Lick" for an ancient mineral lick. It was first settled along the banks of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingsport Times-News
The ''Kingsport Times-News'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Kingsport, Tennessee, and distributed in six counties in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. It is owned by Six Rivers Media, LLC. History The first edition of the ''Kingsport Times'' was first published on April 27, 1916. The newspaper became the ''Kingsport Times-News'' in 1944. On April 19, 2023, the paper announced it would reduce its publishing cycle from seven days to six days a week. Starting in May, the Saturday and Sunday edition were combined. See also * List of newspapers in Tennessee This is a list of newspapers in Tennessee, United States. Daily and nondaily newspapers Defunct * See also * Tennessee media ** List of radio stations in Tennessee ** List of television stations in Tennessee ** Media of cities in Tennesse ... * Ben Haden References {{reflist External links ''Kingsport Times News'' online''Six Rivers Media'' Daily newspapers published in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
