2002 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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2002 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Center
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 14 Wofford  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 9 Furman ^  6 –2   8 –4  
VMI  3 –5   6 –6  
Western Carolina  3 –5   5 –6  
East Tennessee State  2 –6   4 –8  
Chattanooga  2 –6   2 –10  
The Citadel  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 4–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 25 (I-A) NC State *
L 0–3442,507 [1]
September 76:00 p.m. Mars Hill *
W 20–107,500 [2]
September 146:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb *
L 10–132,498 [3]
September 216:00 p.m. VMI
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 35–214,770 [4]
September 286:00 p.m.at Western Carolina
W 27–78,121 [5]
October 56:00 p.m.No. 4 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 10–298,304 [6]
October 122:00 p.m.at The Citadel
L 7–2617,627 [7]
October 192:00 p.m. Elon *
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 31–156,987 [8]
October 263:30 p.m.No. 4 Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 0–255,478 [9]
November 23:00 p.m.at No. 9 Georgia Southern
L 7–4016,106 [10]
November 96:00 p.m.No. 15 Wofford
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 10–396,015 [11]
November 161:30 p.m.at Chattanooga
L 10–273,813 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wolfpack swarms Bucs". The Huntsville Times. September 1, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "ETSU too much for Lions". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Gardner–Webb defeats Bucs in rain-laden contest". Bristol Herald Courier. September 15, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "ETSU outlasts feisty Keydets". Elizabethton Star. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bucs pick up second straight win". Johnson City Press. September 29, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bucs can't postpone history". Johnson City Press. October 6, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Citadel back in win column". The State. October 13, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Moore than enough". Johnson City Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Furman blows by ETSU". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Soaring Eagles bottle up Bucs in 40–7 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 3, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Terriers trounce ETSU". Elizabethton Star. November 10, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "ETSU drops fourth straight". Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "2002 Football Schedule". etsubucs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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