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East Tennessee FCS : Southern

Location
Johnson City, TN

Spirit Name
Buccaneers

Mascot
Bucky The Pirate
Stadium:
Alliance Athletic Center
Capacity: 8,539
Surface: Artificial Turf

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record
Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters
Attendance
2015 2-9 Carl Torbush @ ETSU 2-9 Winning Percentage 18.19 ETSU 330-420-27 Winning Percentage 44.21 Total Win Rank 89 Winning Percentage Rank 103 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 7,128 FCS Rk 56
2016 5-6 Carl Torbush @ ETSU 7-15 Winning Percentage 31.82 ETSU 335-426-27 Winning Percentage 44.23 Total Win Rank 88 Winning Percentage Rank 99 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 7,668 Increase FCS Rk 51
2017 4-7 Carl Torbush @ ETSU 11-22 Winning Percentage 31.82 ETSU 339-433-27 Winning Percentage 44.12 Total Win Rank 91 Winning Percentage Rank 104 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,008 Increase FCS Rk 46
2018 8-4 Randy Sanders @ ETSU 8-4 Winning Percentage 66.66 ETSU 347-437-27 Winning Percentage 44.45 Total Win Rank 92 Winning Percentage Rank 102 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,437 Increase FCS Rk 37
2019 3-9 Randy Sanders @ ETSU 11-13 Winning Percentage 45.83 ETSU 350-446-27 Winning Percentage 44.17 Total Win Rank 92 Winning Percentage Rank 103 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,525 Increase FCS Rk 33
2020 4-2 Randy Sanders @ ETSU 15-15 Winning Percentage 50.00 ETSU 354-448-27 Winning Percentage 44.33 Total Win Rank 92 Winning Percentage Rank 105 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA Covid 19
2021 11-2 Randy Sanders @ ETSU 26-17 Winning Percentage 60.47 ETSU 365-450-27 Winning Percentage 44.95 Total Win Rank 93 Winning Percentage Rank 101 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,508 Increase FCS Rk 26
2022 3-8 George Quarles @ ETSU 3-8 Winning Percentage 53.70 ETSU 368-458-27 Winning Percentage 44.72 Total Win Rank 94 Winning Percentage Rank 104 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,471 Decrease FCS Rk 31
2023 3-8 George Quarles @ ETSU 6-16 Winning Percentage 49.23 ETSU 371-466-27 Winning Percentage 44.50 Total Win Rank 90 Winning Percentage Rank 102 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 7,990 Decrease FCS Rk 43
2024 7-5 Tre Lamb @ ETSU 7-5 Winning Percentage 58.33 ETSU 378-471-27 Winning Percentage 44.69 Total Win Rank 89 Winning Percentage Rank 102 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,881 Increase FCS RK 26
2025 0-0 Will Healy @ ETSU 0-0 Winning Percentage 00.00 ETSU 378-471-27 Winning Percentage 44.69 Total Win Rank 89 Winning Percentage Rank 103 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2025)

Record 2025

Overall: W:8 L:4 T:0
Conf: W:8 L:4 T:0
Division: W:8 L:4 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FCS (FCS AQ's) Aug-30 2025 East Tennessee
 -VS- 
Murray State (KY)
WIN
45 - 17
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
East Tennessee 5-53 392 180 572 2 12 6
Murray State (KY) 6-35 34 226 260 2 12 2
BCS (FBS AQ's) Sep-06 2025 Tennessee
 -VS- 
East Tennessee
LOSS
72 - 17
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee 6-45 276 458 734 0 14 10
East Tennessee 8-48 49 167 216 0 15 2
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-13 2025 West Georgia
 -VS- 
East Tennessee State
LOSS
35 - 31
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
West Georgia 7-78 194 263 457 4 17 7
East Tennessee State 8-86 105 184 289 2 13 5
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-20 2025 East Tennessee
 -VS- 
Elon (NC)
WIN
26 - 16
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
East Tennessee 3-20 138 268 406 1 21 9
Elon (NC) 9-71 70 223 293 2 11 2
Same Conference Sep-27 2025 East Tennessee State
 -VS- 
Mercer
LOSS
34 - 38
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
East Tennessee State 5-55 69 398 467 3 16 9
Mercer 8-83 234 187 421 2 15 8
Same Conference Oct-04 2025 Furman
 -VS- 
East Tennessee State
LOSS
31 - 22
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Furman 9-84 142 358 500 1 13 5
East Tennessee State 5-42 251 111 362 1 14 6
Same Conference Oct-11 2025 East Tennessee State
 -VS- 
VMI
WIN
45 - 10
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
East Tennessee State 6-59 284 225 509 4 13 3
VMI 7-76 13 69 82 2 16 1
Same Conference Oct-18 2025 Chattanooga
 -VS- 
East Tennessee State
WIN
35 - 38
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Chattanooga 9-90 154 322 476 0 11 3
East Tennessee State 9-80 321 205 526 1 15 6
Same Conference Oct-25 2025 East Tennessee State
 -VS- 
Wofford
WIN
14 - 10
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
East Tennessee State 8-100 123 200 323 0 14 5
Wofford 13-130 162 145 307 1 13 5
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Nov-08 2025 Samford
 -VS- 
East Tennessee State
WIN
14 - 38
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 5-50 56 256 312 1 19 4
East Tennessee State 7-75 237 363 600 0 14 6
Same Conference Nov-15 2025 Western Carolina
 -VS- 
East Tennessee State
WIN
35 - 52
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Carolina 6-60 103 426 529 0 16 6
East Tennessee State 5-31 244 394 638 2 15 8
Same Conference Nov-22 2025 East Tennessee State
 -VS- 
The Citadel
WIN
28 - 26
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
East Tennessee State 12-110 165 244 409 1 13 6
The Citadel 8-75 218 213 431 2 13 8

Record 2025

Overall: W:8 L:4 T:0
Conf: W:8 L:4 T:0
Division: W:8 L:4 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards
Passing
Yards
Total
Yards
Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts
3rd Down
Coversions
East Tennessee 81 - 759 Yards 2378 2939 5317 17 175 71
Opponents 93 - 877 Yards 1656 3146 4802 17 170 61
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Conference Game
  • BCS = Power Four Opponent
  • FBS = Group of 5 Opponent
  • FCS = FCS Opponent
  • FCS Non AQ = Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data   Back To Top


Offense Total Yards

Games Yards Avg. Yards Per Game
12 5317 443

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
12 2939 245

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
12 2378 198

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
12 390 33

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
12 17 1.42

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
175 71 40.6%

Offense Red Zone

Games RZ Drives RZ Scores RZ Points RZ Rushing TD RZ Passing TD RZ TD Total RZ Field Goals RZ Scoring Percentage RZ TD Percentage
12 40 34 183 17 10 27 7 85% 68%

Defense Data   Back To Top


Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
12 4802 400

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
12 3146 262

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
12 1656 138

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
12 339 28

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
12 17 1.42

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
170 61 35.9%

Defense Red Zone

Games Opponent RZ Drives Opponent RZ Scores Opponent RZ Points Opponent RZ Rushing_TD Opponent RZ Passing_TD Opponent RZ Zone TD Opponent RZ Field Goals Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage Opponent RZ TD Percentage
12 41 34 186 14 14 28 6 83% 68%

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