2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Randy Sanders (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Rader (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Taylor (5th season)
Home stadium	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Wofford $^		7	–	1					8	–	3
No. 21 Furman ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	6
The Citadel		4	–	4					6	–	6
Samford		4	–	4					5	–	7
VMI		4	–	4					5	–	7
Mercer		3	–	5					4	–	8
Western Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
East Tennessee State		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season and were in the fourth year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by second-year head coach Randy Sanders and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Buccaneers were picked to finish in third place in both polls. ^{[1] [2]}

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Buccaneers placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams. ^[2]

Offense 1st team Quay Holmes – RB 2nd team Ben Blackmon – OL Tre'mond Shorts – OL

Defense 1st team Jason Maduafokwa – DL Nasir Player – DL Tyree Robinson – DB 2nd team Jeremy Lewis – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State *	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	L 7–42	25,147
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Shorter *	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 48–10	8,615
September 14	7:30 p.m.	VMI	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 24–31 OT	9,150
September 21	7:30 p.m.	Austin Peay *	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 20–14	9,350
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	Nexstar/ESPN+	L 10–17	5,031
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Wofford	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	L 17–35	8,242
October 17	7:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 13–16	7,124
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 17–24	1,521
November 2	3:30 p.m.	The Citadel	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	Nexstar/ESPN+	L 27–31	8,674
November 9	3:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	Nexstar/ESPN+	L 20–23 OT	7,681
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Mercer	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 38–33	7,121
November 23	2:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt *	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SEC Alt.	L 0–38	19,863
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	7	0	7
Mountaineers	7	7	14	14	42

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Shorter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	3	0	7	10
Buccaneers	17	8	14	7	46

See also: Shorter Hawks football

VMI

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Keydets	0	7	7	10	7	31
Buccaneers	0	7	3	14	0	24

See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	7	0	0	14
Buccaneers	3	7	0	10	20

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

At Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	7	3	0	10
No. 16 Paladins	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	7	21	0	7	35
Buccaneers	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team

At Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	13	0	0	13
Mocs	7	0	6	3	16

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	14	0	3	17
Bulldogs	7	0	10	7	24

See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	7	14	31
Buccaneers	10	3	7	7	27

See also: 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

At Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Buccaneers	3	0	7	7	3	20
Catamounts	3	7	0	7	6	23

See also: 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	6	13	33
Buccaneers	10	21	0	7	38

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team

At Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Commodores	7	7	17	7	38

See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

References

1. "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
2. "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
3. "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2019". ESPN . Retrieved December 23, 2023.
4. "2019 Football". East Tennessee State University . Retrieved December 23, 2023.