2001 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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2001 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Furman $^  7 –1   12 –3  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   9 –4  
Western Carolina  5 –3   7 –4  
East Tennessee State  4 –4   6 –5  
Wofford  3 –5   4 –7  
The Citadel  2 –6   3 –7  
Chattanooga  1 –7   3 –8  
VMI  1 –7   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-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 16:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh *
L 0–3147,919 [1]
September 86:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb *
W 30–174,502 [2]
September 226:00 p.m. Western Carolina
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 6–205,852 [3]
September 292:00 p.m.at No. 6 Appalachian State
L 14–3316,567 [4]
October 47:00 p.m. The Citadel
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 23–214,769 [5]
October 202:00 p.m.at No. 3 Furman
L 6–3111,009 [6]
October 277:00 p.m.No. 1 Georgia Southern
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 19–165,543 [7]
November 31:30 p.m.at Charleston Southern *
W 26–01,741 [8]
November 102:00 p.m. Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 32–108,748 [9]
November 171:30 p.m.at Wofford
L 3–244,801 [10]
November 2212:00 p.m.at VMI
W 34–233,125 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nervous start; Bryant's ankle injury, opener at Heinz Field rattle Panthers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 2, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "ETSU reserves step up in win over G–W". Bristol Herald Courier. September 9, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "TKO: Catamounts put the hurt on Bucs, take 20–6 SoCon victory". Kingsport Times-News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Beard's rushing, defense carry Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Kick lifts Bucs to SoCon win". Bristol Herald Courier. October 5, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ivory rushes for 146 yards to lift Furman over East Tennessee St". The Herald. October 21, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Buccaneers upset No. 1 Georgia Southern". Elizabethton Star. October 28, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "ETSU easily wins battle of the Bucs". Bristol Herald Courier. November 4, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "ETSU bests rival Mocs". Bristol Herald Courier. November 11, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Wofford runs over East Tennessee State". The Times and Democrat. November 18, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "VMI ends another dismal season". The Daily News Leader. November 23, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "2001 Football Schedule". etsubucs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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