1993 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1993 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Cavan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Center
Seasons ←  1992 1994  →

1993 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Marshall ^	6	–	2	–	0			11	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
East Tennessee State	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Cavan, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Wingate *	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 44–17		[1]
September 11	Mars Hill *	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 24–0		[2]
September 18	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 10–7	8,137	[3]
September 25	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 21–45	10,642	[4]
October 2	at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 16–20	19,111	[5]
October 9	The Citadel	Memorial Center Jackson City, TN	W 20–17	5,279	[6]
October 16	No. 25 Western Carolina	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 24–25	6,061	[7]
October 23	at Clemson *	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–27	66,672	[8]
November 6	at No. 2 Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 9–33	19,018	[9]
November 13	Chattanooga	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 21–0	4,626	[10]
November 20	No. 2 Georgia Southern	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 24–31	4,615	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "'Bell' tolls loudly for ETSU as Bucs bop Wingate 44–17". Bristol Herald Courier. September 5, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "East Tennessee blanks Mars Hill". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Buccaneers grind out 10–7 victory on road". Johnson City Press. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Improved Bucs shot down by Furman". Johnson City Press. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "ASU demoralizes Buccaneers". Johnson City Press. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Buccaneers boot Citadel". The Greenville News. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Buccaneers lose homecoming tilt". Elizabethton Star. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Shutouts spell some relief". The Greenville News. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bucs unable to stop charging Herd 33–9". Bristol Herald Courier. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "ETSU flattens Chattanooga". Johnson City Press. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Eagles clinch with win over Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. November 21, 1993. Retrieved January 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.