2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
East Tennessee State Buccaneers logo.svg
SoCon co-champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 22
FCS CoachesNo. 21
Record8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Rader (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Billy Taylor (4th season)
Home stadium William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Wofford +^  6 2   9 4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^  6 2   8 4  
Furman +  6 2   6 4  
Samford  5 3   6 5  
Chattanooga  4 4   6 5  
The Citadel  4 4   5 6  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
Western Carolina  1 7   3 8  
VMI  0 8   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season and were in the third year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by first-year head coach Randy Sanders and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. [1] They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to win a share of the SoCon championship. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Jacksonville State in the first round.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Buccaneers predicted to finish in eighth place. [2] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Buccaneers also predicted to finish in eighth place. [3]

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Buccaneers placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m. Mars Hill * ESPN+ W 28–78,518
September 84:00 p.m.at Tennessee * SECN L 3–5996,464
September 14 [a] 2:30 p.m.at VMI ESPN+W 27–242,764
September 227:30 p.m. Furman
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN3 W 29–278,453
September 297:30 p.m. Chattanooga
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 17–149,277
October 63:35 p.m. Gardner–Webb *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 45–08,501
October 132:00 p.m.at The Citadel No. 23ESPN3W 26–2311,043
October 201:30 p.m.at No. 12 Wofford No. 21
ESPN+L 17–306,745
October 273:30 p.m. Western Carolina No. 25
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 45–43 3OT7,121
November 33:00 p.m.at Mercer No. 22ESPN3W 21–1810,002
November 171:00 p.m. Samford No. 19
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN3L 27–388,749
November 246:30 p.m.at No. 8 Jacksonville State *No. 22ESPN3L 27–3411,024
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4] [5]

  1. This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up one day in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

Mars Hill

1234Total
Mountain Lions70007
Buccaneers0771428

At Tennessee

1234Total
Buccaneers00303
Volunteers102871459

At VMI

1234Total
Buccaneers767727
Keydets0177024

Furman

1234Total
Paladins7614027
Buccaneers3371629

Chattanooga

1234Total
Mocs0001414
Buccaneers1430017

Gardner–Webb

1234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs00000
Buccaneers710141445

At The Citadel

1234Total
No. 23 Buccaneers3671026
Bulldogs6301423

At Wofford

1234Total
No. 21 Buccaneers0100717
No. 12 Terriers3147630

Western Carolina

1234OT2OT3OTTotal
Catamounts01310707643
No. 25 Buccaneers6631507845

At Mercer

1234Total
No. 22 Buccaneers0147021
Bears735318

Samford

1234Total
Bulldogs71071438
No. 19 Buccaneers10143027

FCS Playoffs

At Jacksonville State–First Round

1234Total
No. 22 Buccaneers10100727
No. 8 Gamecocks73101434

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRV2321252219192222
Coaches RV2421252317172121

References

  1. "ETSU football unveils 2018 schedule". ETSUBucs.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  3. "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
  4. "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2018". ESPN . Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. "2018 Football". East Tennessee State University . Retrieved December 23, 2023.