1977-78 East Tennessee State Buccaneers — schedule and results

The 1977-78 East Tennessee State Buccaneers went 18-9 (10-4 in the OVC) under head coach Sonny Smith. Simple Rating System: 0.19.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1977-11-28vs Campbell Fighting CamelsW 95–66
1977-11-30vs App State MountaineersW 80–63
1977-12-03vs UNC Wilmington SeahawksL 57–67
1977-12-07vs Wake Forest Demon DeaconsL 69–70
1977-12-12at Western Carolina CatamountsW 74–61
1977-12-29at VCU RamsL 71–86
1978-01-03vs Robert Morris ColonialsW 93–55
1978-01-07vs Murray State RacersW 75–72
1978-01-09vs Austin Peay GovernorsW 66–58
1978-01-14at Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 94–98
1978-01-16at Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersL 61–68
1978-01-21vs Morehead State EaglesW 93–79
1978-01-23vs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 75–69
1978-01-26vs App State MountaineersW 84–81
1978-01-28at Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 67–61
1978-01-30at UNC Wilmington SeahawksL 78–82
1978-02-04at Murray State RacersW 84–69
1978-02-06at Austin Peay GovernorsW 69–64
1978-02-11vs Western Kentucky HilltoppersW 80–77
1978-02-13vs Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersL 53–62
1978-02-18at Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 70–68
1978-02-20at Morehead State EaglesW 74–61
1978-02-25at Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesL 64–72
1978-03-03neutral Western Kentucky HilltoppersL 75–79

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