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2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts East Tennessee State Buccaneers football, Conference ...
| 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (1–7 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Rader (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Billy Taylor (5th season) |
| Home stadium | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Wofford | 253 (21) |
| 2 | Furman | 229 (6) |
| 3 | East Tennessee State | 187 (2) |
| 4 | Mercer | 146 |
| 5 | Chattanooga | 134 |
| 6 | Samford | 125 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 111 |
| 8 | Western Carolina | 88 |
| 9 | VMI | 32 |
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More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Wofford | 63 (7) |
| 2 | Furman | 55 (1) |
| 3 | East Tennessee State | 44 (1) |
| 4 | Chattanooga | 40 |
| 5 | Mercer | 34 |
| 6 | Samford | 33 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 22 |
| 8 | Western Carolina | 21 |
| 9 | VMI | 12 |
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Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Buccaneers placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
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Offense 1st team Quay Holmes – RB 2nd team Ben Blackmon – OL Tre'mond Shorts – OL |
Defense 1st team Jason Maduafokwa – DL Nasir Player – DL Tyree Robinson – DB 2nd team Jeremy Lewis – DB |
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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 |
| ESPN+ | L 24–31 OT | 9,150 | ||
| September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Austin Peay* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ESPN3 | W 38–33 | 7,121 | ||
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | SEC Alt. | L 0–38 | 19,863 | |||
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At Appalachian State
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
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Shorter
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Buccaneers | 17 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 46 |
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See also: Shorter Hawks football
VMI
More information OT, Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Keydets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
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See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team
Austin Peay
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Governors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team
At Furman
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 16 Paladins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team
Wofford
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Terriers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team
At Chattanooga
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mocs | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
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See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team
At Samford
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
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See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team
The Citadel
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
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See also: 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
At Western Carolina
More information OT, Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Catamounts | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
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Mercer
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
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See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team
At Vanderbilt
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commodores | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
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See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
- "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- "2019 Football". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 23, 2023.