2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Will Healy (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Cam Aiken (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Staggs (1st season)
Home stadium	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Mercer		4	–	0					5	–	1
Western Carolina		4	–	0					5	–	3
Chattanooga		2	–	1					3	–	4
The Citadel		2	–	2					3	–	4
Furman		2	–	2					4	–	3
Wofford		1	–	2					2	–	5
East Tennessee State		1	–	3					3	–	5
Samford		1	–	4					1	–	6
VMI		0	–	3					1	–	6
As of October 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represent East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Buccaneers are led by first-year head coach Will Healy and play at the William B. Greene Jr. Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:30 p.m.	Murray State *	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 45–17	9,122
September 6	3:30 p.m.	at No. 22 (FBS) Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+	L 17–72	101,915
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 West Georgia *	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+	L 31–35	4,786
September 20	5:30 p.m.	Elon *	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 26–16	8,030
September 27	5:30 p.m.	Mercer	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 34–38	10,567
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	L 22–31	10,527
October 11	3:30 p.m.	VMI	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 45–10	7,953
October 18	1:30 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 38–42	9,307
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Wofford	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+
November 8	3:30 p.m.	at Samford	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 p.m.	The Citadel	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Murray State

See also: 2025 Murray State Racers football team

Murray State Racers (0-0) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	3	14	0	17
Buccaneers	14	10	14	7	45

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 5:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 9,122
• Referee: Bruce Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play) and Mark Hutsell (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (5:03) ETSU – Khalil Eichelberger 2 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:51; Buccaneers 7–0) (1:03) ETSU – Devontae Houston 1 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:06; Buccaneers 14–0) Second Quarter (12:52) MUR – Jack Tannehill 22 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; Buccaneers 14–3) (10:31) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 26 yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21; Buccaneers 21–3) (0:21) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 33 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 5:56; Buccaneers 24–3) Third Quarter (12:36) MUR – Jawaun Northington 1 yard run, Jack Tannehill kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:24; Buccaneers 24–10) (8:51) MUR – Brooks Kleinpeter 15 yard pass from Jim Ogle, Jack Tannehill kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 2:09; Buccaneers 24–17) (7:53) ETSU – Devontae Houston 7 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58; Buccaneers 31–17) (1:20) ETSU – Khalil Eichelberger 1 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:02; Buccaneers 38–17) Fourth Quarter (11:57) ETSU – D'Marius Rucker 2 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 2:15; Buccaneers 45–17)

Statistics	MUR	ETSU
First downs	18	31
Total yards	260	572
Rushing yards	34	392
Passing yards	226	180
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–35–2	17–25–1
Time of possession	28:51	31:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing	Jim Ogle	22/35, 226 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jawaun Northington	12 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Darius Cannon	11 receptions, 86 yards
East Tennessee State	Passing	Cade McNamara	12/17, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	14 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Harrison	3 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD

at No. 22 (FBS) Tennessee

See also: 2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1–0) at No. 22 (FBS) Tennessee Volunteers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	7	3	7	17
No. 22 (FBS) Volunteers	24	24	14	10	72

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Ken Williamson
• TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox, and Stephanie Otey

Game information

First quarter TENN – Chris Brazzell II 21-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 13:08. Volunteers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:46. TENN – Max Gilbert 29-yard field goal, 9:28. Volunteers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:13. TENN – Star Thomas 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 7:07. Volunteers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:17. TENN – Peyton Lewis 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 0:46. Volunteers 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:09. Second quarter TENN – Star Thomas 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 11:41. Volunteers 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:09. TENN – Max Gilbert 37-yard field goal, 8:03. Volunteers 34–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:57. TENN – Mike Matthews 53-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 4:08. Volunteers 41–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. ETSU – Taharin Sudderth 5-yard pass from Cade McNamara (Ewan Johnson kick), 1:55. Volunteers 41–7. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:06. TENN – Star Thomas 7-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 0:22. Volunteers 48–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:33. Third quarter ETSU – Ewan Johnson 41-yard field goal, 11:52. Volunteers 48–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:08. TENN – Chris Brazell II 1-yard pass from Jake Merklinger (Josh Turbyville kick), 8:45. Volunteers 55–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:07. TENN – Jack Van Dorselaer 7-yard pass from Jake Merklinger (Josh Turbyville kick), 2:45. Volunteers 62–10. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:22. Fourth quarter TENN – Max Gilbert 53-yard field goal, 10:43. Volunteers 65–10. Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 4:57. ETSU – Jason Albritton 20-yard run (Ewan Johnson kick), 8:46. Volunteers 65–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57. TENN – Daune Morris 10-yard run (Josh Turbyville kick), 3:55. Volunteers 72–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:51.

Statistics	ETSU	TENN
First downs	10	41
Plays–yards	59–216	99–734
Rushes–yards	28–49	47–276
Passing yards	167	458
Passing: comp–att–int	19–31–0	38–52–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	24:58	35:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Cade McNamara	11/18, 85 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jason Albritton	4 carries, 30 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cole Keller	3 receptions, 47 yards
Tennessee	Passing	Joey Aguilar	23/31, 288 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Star Thomas	12 carries, 69 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Chris Brazzell II	9 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

at No. 25 West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-1) at No. 25 West Georgia Wolves (2-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	14	7	10	0	31
No. 25 Wolves	3	10	7	15	35

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,786
• Referee: Michael Lennie
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Eidson (play-by-play) and Parker Gore (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (7:28) UWG – Tommy Holden 30 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 3:16; Wolves 3–0) (1:43) ETSU – Jason Albritton 8 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; Buccaneers 7–3) (0:22) ETSU – Cole Keller 16 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:58; Buccaneers 14–3) Second Quarter (13:28) UWG – Latrelle Murrell 62 yard pass from Davin Wydner, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Buccaneers 14–10) (0:22) ETSU – Karim Page 31 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; Buccaneers 21–10) (4:39) UWG – Tommy Holden 49 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:18; Buccaneers 21–13) Third Quarter (9:26) ETSU – Devontae Houston 11 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:30; Buccaneers 28–13) (6:31) UWG – TJ Lester 8 yard run, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Buccaneers 28–20) (4:07) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 46 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:24; Buccaneers 31–20) Fourth Quarter (6:40) UWG – Latrelle Murrell 27 yard pass from Davin Wydner (DeAndre Buchanon pass) (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:06; Buccaneers 31–28) (0:15) UWG – Devion Newson 2 yard pass from Davin Wydner, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:27; Wolves 35–31)

Statistics	ETSU	UWG
First downs	18	27
Total yards	289	457
Rushing yards	105	194
Passing yards	184	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–22–2	18–35–3
Time of possession	23:14	36:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Jacolby Criswell	5/8, 108 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	14 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Ephraim Floyd	5 receptions, 76 yards
West Georgia	Passing	Davin Wydner	18/34, 263 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Latrelle Murrell	20 carries, 116 yards
	Receiving	Latrelle Murrell	3 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Elon

See also: 2025 Elon Phoenix football team

Elon Phoenix (2-1) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	7	0	6	16
Buccaneers	3	14	3	6	26

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 8,030
• Referee: Michael Farmer
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (10:15) ELON – Luke Barnes 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:33; Elon 3–0) (0:15) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22; Tied 3–3) Second Quarter (10:11) ETSU – Cade McNamara 9-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:50; East Tennessee State 10–3) (0:46) ELON – Dylan Magazu 8-yard pass from Landen Clark, Luke Barnes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 2:39; Tied 10–10) (0:08) ETSU – Jason Albritton 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:38; East Tennessee State 17–10) Third Quarter (10:07) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 49-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:41; East Tennessee State 20–10) Fourth Quarter (7:37) ETSU – Khalil Eichelberger 5-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:34; East Tennessee State 26–10) (6:06) ELON – Isaiah Fuhrmann 11-yard pass from Landen Clark (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:22; East Tennessee State 26–16)

Statistics	ELON	ETSU
First downs	15	24
Total yards	293	406
Rushing yards	70	138
Passing yards	223	268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–29–1	30–45–1
Time of possession	25:26	34:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing	Landen Clark	15/29, 223 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Landen Clark	14 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Landyn Backey	4 receptions, 91 yards
East Tennessee State	Passing	Cade McNamara	30/45, 268 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jason Albritton	11 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ephraim Floyd	12 receptions, 145 yards

Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team

Mercer Bears (2-1) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	14	7	14	38
Buccaneers	10	17	7	0	34

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 10,567
• Referee: Jason Graham
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (10:09) MER – Reice Griffith 49-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 0:56; Mercer 3–0) (8:59) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 14-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:03; East Tennessee State 7–3) (1:41) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 21-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 5:44; East Tennessee State 10–3) Second Quarter (11:10) MER – Adonis McDaniel 3-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:31; Tied 10–10) (7:52) ETSU – Charlie Browder 20-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:12; East Tennessee State 17–10) (5:54) MER – Adjatay Dabbs 29-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Tied 17–17) (1:28) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 35-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; East Tennessee State 24–17) (0:00) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 32-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 0:26; East Tennessee State 27–17) Third Quarter (7:42) MER – CJ Miller 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:11; East Tennessee State 27–24) (5:29) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 22-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; East Tennessee State 34–24) Fourth Quarter (11:29) MER – Brayden Smith 17-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:54; East Tennessee State 34–31) (5:40) MER – CJ Miller 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:22; Mercer 38–34)

Statistics	MER	ETSU
First downs	22	33
Total yards	421	467
Rushing yards	234	69
Passing yards	187	398
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–26–1	29–47–2
Time of possession	33:15	26:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercer	Passing	Braden Atkinson	18/26, 187 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	CJ Miller	29 carries, 172 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Adjatay Dabbs	3 receptions, 76 yards, TD
East Tennessee State	Passing	Cade McNamara	29/46, 398 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jason Albritton	14 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Hakeem Meggett	5 receptions, 119 yards, 3 TD

at Furman

See also: 2025 Furman Paladins football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-3) vs. Furman Paladins (3-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	8	7	7	0	22
Paladins	7	0	10	14	31

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 10,527
• Referee: Brian Hilpisch
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Scott (play-by-play), David Cobb (analyst) and Tom Van Hoy (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (9:30) ETSU – Cole Keller 0-yard punt return, Nate Brackett rush (East Tennessee State 8–0) (3:53) FUR – Trey Hedden 1-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:31; East Tennessee State 8–7) Second Quarter (9:42) ETSU – Devontae Houston 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:35; East Tennessee State 15–7) Third Quarter (14:49) ETSU – Devontae Houston 75-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; East Tennessee State 22–7) (11:11) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 10-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; East Tennessee State 22–14) (6:51) FUR – Ian Williams 44-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:47; East Tennessee State 22–17) Fourth Quarter (3:57) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 53-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Luke Clyburn pass (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:00; Furman 25–22) (0:00) FUR – Jordan Miller 95-yard interception (Furman 31–22)

Statistics	ETSU	FUR
First downs	20	31
Total yards	362	500
Rushing yards	251	142
Passing yards	111	358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–22–1	36–49–1
Time of possession	24:28	35:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Jacolby Criswell	7/14, 100 yards, INT
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	22 carries, 150 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Hakeem Meggett	1 reception, 42 yards
Furman	Passing	Trey Hedden	36/49, 358 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Gavin Hall	23 carries, 101 yards
	Receiving	Ja'Keith Hamilton	11 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD

VMI

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team

VMI Keydets (1-4) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	7	3	10
Buccaneers	7	17	14	7	45

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 7,953
• Referee: Bruce Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter (13:23) ETSU – Xavier Gaillardetz 80-yard punt return, Ewan Johnson kick (East Tennessee State 7–0) Second Quarter (14:54) ETSU – Devontae Houston 10-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:54; East Tennessee State 14–0) (4:16) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 33-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:29; East Tennessee State 17–0) (1:20) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 17-yard pass from Jake McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:49; East Tennessee State 24–0) Third Quarter (13:16) ETSU – Ephraim Floyd 12-yard pass from Jake McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44; East Tennessee State 31–0) (11:20) VMI – Robert Powell 10-yard interception, Ben Shrewsbury kick (East Tennessee State 31–7) (9:23) ETSU – Jason Albritton 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; East Tennessee State 38–7) Fourth Quarter (5:35) VMI – Ben Shrewsbury 52-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:00; East Tennessee State 38–10) (0:58) ETSU – Jackson Byrd 20-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:21; East Tennessee State 45–10)

Statistics	VMI	ETSU
First downs	5	24
Total yards	82	509
Rushing yards	13	284
Passing yards	69	225
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–30–1	16–26–1
Time of possession	28:47	31:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VMI	Passing	Collin Shannon	7/16, 41 yards, INT
	Rushing	Luke Schalow	10 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Traveion Slaughter	2 receptions, 22 yards
East Tennessee State	Passing	Jake McNamara	8/14, 176 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	12 carries, 76 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Harrison	5 receptions, 71 yards, TD

at Chattanooga

See also: 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3-4) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (2-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	0
Mocs	-	-	-	-	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth (play-by-play), Scott McMahon (analyst) and Mackenzie Johnson (sideline)

Statistics	ETSU	UTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Wofford

See also: 2025 Wofford Terriers football team

Wofford Terriers (2-5) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	-	-	-	-	0
Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	0

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

• Date: October 25

Statistics	WOF	ETSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wofford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Samford

See also: 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) vs. Samford Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: November 8

Statistics	ETSU	SAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	0
Catamounts	-	-	-	-	0

at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

• Date: November 15

Statistics	ETSU	WCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

The Citadel

See also: 2025 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The Citadel Bulldogs (0-0) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	0

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

• Date: November 22

Statistics	CIT	ETSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (December 19, 2024). "ETSU announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
2. Hawkins, Kenny (December 19, 2024). "ETSU Football Releases its 2025 Schedule". WJHL-TV. Retrieved May 2, 2025.