2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–2 (0–0 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 →

Last updated September 25, 2025

2025 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Mercer	2	–	0	2	–	1
Western Carolina	1	–	0	1	–	3
The Citadel	1	–	1	1	–	3
Furman	0	–	0	2	–	1
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	2	–	2
Chattanooga	0	–	0	1	–	3
VMI	0	–	0	1	–	3
Wofford	0	–	1	0	–	4
Samford	0	–	2	0	–	4

As of September 25, 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+
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+
October 11	3:30 p.m.	VMI	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+
October 18	1:30 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date: September 27
Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)

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

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

at Furman

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) vs. Furman Paladins (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

Date: October 4
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT

Statistics	ETSU	FUR
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
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

VMI

VMI Keydets (0-0) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) – Game summary

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

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

Date: October 11

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

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

at Chattanooga

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (0-0) – 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

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

Wofford Terriers (0-0) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) – 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

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

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

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

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

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[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.

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2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

Murray State

at No. 22 (FBS) Tennessee

at No. 25 West Georgia

Elon

Mercer

at Furman

VMI

at Chattanooga

Wofford

at Samford

at Western Carolina

The Citadel

References