2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

The 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represents East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season and are in the fourth year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They are led by second-year head coach Randy Sanders and play their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.

2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2019 record3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coachRandy Sanders (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Rader (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Taylor (5th season)
Home stadiumWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium
(Capacity: 7,694)
2019 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 16 Wofford $^  7 1     8 3  
No. 21 Furman ^  6 2     8 4  
Chattanooga  5 3     6 6  
The Citadel  4 4     6 6  
Samford  4 4     5 7  
VMI  4 4     5 7  
Mercer  3 5     4 8  
Western Carolina  2 6     3 9  
East Tennessee State  1 7     3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2018 season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to win a share of the SoCon championship. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Jacksonville State in the first round.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Buccaneers were picked to finish in third place in both polls.[1][2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wofford253 (21)
2Furman229 (6)
3East Tennessee State187 (2)
4Mercer146
5Chattanooga134
6Samford125
7The Citadel111
8Western Carolina88
9VMI32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wofford63 (7)
2Furman55 (1)
3East Tennessee State44 (1)
4Chattanooga40
5Mercer34
6Samford33
7The Citadel22
8Western Carolina21
9VMI12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Buccaneers placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 3:30 p.m. at Appalachian State* ESPN+ L 7–42 25,147
September 7 7:30 p.m. Shorter* ESPN+ W 48–10 8,615
September 14 7:30 p.m. VMI
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+ L 24–31 OT 9,150
September 21 7:30 p.m. Austin Peay*
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+ W 20–14 9,350
September 28 1:00 p.m. at No. 16 Furman Nexstar/ESPN+ L 10–17 5,031
October 5 3:30 p.m. Wofford
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN3 L 17–35 8,242
October 17 7:00 p.m. at Chattanooga ESPN+ L 13–16 7,124
October 26 1:00 p.m. at Samford ESPN+ L 17–24 1,521
November 2 3:30 p.m. The Citadel
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
Nexstar/ESPN+ L 27–31 8,674
November 9 3:30 p.m. at Western Carolina
Nexstar/ESPN+ L 20–23 OT 7,681
November 16 1:00 p.m. Mercer
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN3 W 38–33 7,121
November 23 2:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt* SEC Alt. L 0–38 19,863
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I FCS STATS poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3][4]

Game summaries

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 7 0 7
Mountaineers 7 7 14 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–31–1 2003 L, 7–21

Shorter

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 3 0 7 10
Buccaneers 17 8 14 7 46
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

VMI

1 2 3 4OT Total
Keydets 0 7 7 107 31
Buccaneers 0 7 3 140 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–9 2018 W, 27–24

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 7 7 0 0 14
Buccaneers 3 7 0 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–12–2 1978 L, 7–14

at Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 7 3 0 10
No. 16 Paladins 7 3 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–25 2018 W, 29–27

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 7 21 0 7 35
Buccaneers 0 3 7 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–13 2018 L, 17–30

at Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 13 0 0 13
Mocs 7 0 6 3 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–22–1 2018 W, 17–14

at Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 14 0 3 17
Bulldogs 7 0 10 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 2018 L, 27–38

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 3 7 14 31
Buccaneers 10 3 7 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–11 2018 W, 26–23

at Western Carolina

1 2 3 4OT Total
Buccaneers 3 0 7 73 20
Catamounts 3 7 0 76 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–23–1 2018 W, 45–43

Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 7 6 13 33
Buccaneers 10 21 0 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2018 W, 21–18

at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0
Commodores 7 7 17 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
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References

  1. "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. "2019 ETSU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. "Football | Schedule | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics". ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
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