1999 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1999 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Paul Hamilton (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Center
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 9 Appalachian State ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 12 Furman ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Wofford		5	–	3					6	–	5
East Tennessee State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Chattanooga		3	–	5					5	–	6
Western Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	8
The Citadel		1	–	7					2	–	9
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		The Citadel		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 28–10	7,049	[1]
September 11		West Virginia Tech *		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 61–0		[2]
September 18	1:00 p.m.	at VMI	No. 25	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 26–17	7,149	[3]
September 25		Western Carolina	No. 20	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 38–10	5,448	[4]
October 2		at No. 3 Appalachian State	No. 13	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 19–23	24,343	[5]
October 16		Liberty *	No. 13	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 24–12	8,467	[6]
October 23		at No. 14 Furman	No. 13	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 48–21	12,572	[7] [8]
October 30		No. 4 Georgia Southern	No. 19	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 6–55	5,953	[9]
November 6	1:30 p.m.	at Wofford		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	L 14–38	6,816	[10]
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Chattanooga		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 28–14	5,019	[11]
November 20		at Middle Tennessee *		Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 7–24	9,231	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Bucs beat Bulldogs 28–10". Bristol Herald Courier. September 3, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Bucs rip Golden Bears". Elizabethton Star. September 12, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bucs come out flat, but finally shake off VMI". Johnson City Press. September 19, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rare start: Bucs open season 4–0". Johnson City Press. September 26, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bucs go to wire, and then some". Johnson City Press. October 3, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bucs smother Flames, 24–12". Kingsport Times-News. October 17, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Paladins show who's the real SoCon power". Johnson City Press. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Furman 48, East Tennessee St. 21". The Herald. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Eagles claw Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. October 31, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Terriers manhandle sputtering Buccaneers". Johnson City Press. November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Second-half surge keys ETSU victory". Elizabethton Star. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bucs put up a fight but fall to Blue Raiders". Kingsport Times-News. November 21, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.