1998 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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1998 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^  8 –0   14 –1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   10 –3  
Western Carolina  5 –3   6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4   5 –6  
The Citadel  4 –4   5 –6  
East Tennessee State  3 –5   4 –7  
Wofford  3 –5   4 –7  
Furman  3 –5   5 –6  
VMI  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 57:30 p.m.at Miami (FL) *No. 11
L 17–6636,617 [1]
September 12No. 17 Appalachian State No. 19
L 17–227,791 [2]
September 197:00 p.m. VMI
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 44–85,071 [3]
September 26at Western Carolina
L 24–31 2OT [4]
October 10at The Citadel
L 20–3115,707 [5]
October 172:30 p.m.at Mississippi State *
L 6–5337,573 [6]
October 24 Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 22–19 2OT6,569 [7]
October 31at No. 1 Georgia Southern
L 26–4715,189 [8]
November 77:00 p.m. Wofford
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 45–245,428 [9]
November 141:30 p.m.at Chattanooga
L 7–104,320 [10]
November 21 Charleston Southern *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 41–29 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Hurricanes run over ETSU, 66–17". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bucs let big one slip away". Johnson City Press. September 13, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bucs zap Keydets". Kingsport Times-News. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "W. Carolina survives in 2 OTs". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mistake-prone Buccaneers self-destruct". Johnson City Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs maul Buccaneers". Johnson City Press. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Buccaneers snap streak in double OT". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Top-ranked Eagles dismiss Buccaneers". Kingsport Times-News. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bucs coast past Wofford 45–24 in offensive show". Bristol Herald Courier. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "UTC holds off Bucs in quagmire". Elizabethton Star. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Walker sets school record as ETSU whips CS 41–29". Bristol Herald Courier. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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