2000 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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2000 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
  1999
2001  
2000 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^  7 1   13 2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^  6 2   10 4  
No. 10 Furman ^  6 2   9 3  
No. 23 Wofford  5 3   7 4  
East Tennessee State  4 4   6 5  
Chattanooga  3 5   5 6  
Western Carolina  3 5   4 7  
The Citadel  1 7   2 9  
VMI  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.at Liberty *W 37–206,279 [1]
September 94:00 p.m.at Colorado State *L 7–4125,122 [2]
September 164:00 p.m. VMI W 38–35,218 [3]
September 236:00 p.m.at Western Carolina L 27–394,214 [4]
September 30No. 7 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 13–307,092 [5]
October 72:00 p.m.at The Citadel W 20–715,236 [6]
October 21No. 7 Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 23–215,079 [7]
October 28at No. 1 Georgia Southern L 7–4217,008 [8]
November 42:00 p.m. Wofford
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 31–355,852 [9]
November 111:30 p.m.at Chattanooga W 24–226,432 [10]
November 187:00 p.m. Charleston Southern *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 55–76,102 [11]

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References

  1. "LU defense falters against ETSU". The News and Advance. September 3, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Hard-changing Rams too much to Overcome". Johnson City Press. September 10, 2000. pp. 17, 20. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wells leads Bucs over VMI". Bristol Herald Courier. September 17, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bucs done in by Cats, mistakes". Elizabethton Star. September 24, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Inspired Bucs give ASU fight". Johnson City Press. October 1, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Buccaneers deny Citadel". Elizabethton Star. October 8, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Chellis chills No. 7 Paladins with late kick". Johnson City Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Top-ranked Eagles rip Buccaneers". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Terriers' Fogle comes out of nowhere to stun ETSU". Johnson City Press. November 5, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Moore's touchdowns lift Bucs over Mocs". Bristol Herald Courier. November 12, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wells done: ETSU smacks Charleston Southern, 55–7". Kingsport Times-News. November 19, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "2000 Football Schedule". etsubucs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.