East Tennessee State vs. Western Carolina

East Tennessee State and Western Carolina have 17 meetings on file, the first in 1977; East Tennessee State leads the series 9–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s East Tennessee State 6–⁠4, and East Tennessee State has won the last 3.

East Tennessee State wins
9
Western Carolina wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1977
Longest streak
3 East Tennessee State
Current streak
3 East Tennessee State
Last 10 meetings
East Tennessee State 6–⁠4
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠2
1980s1–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
2010s2–⁠2
2020s5–⁠2
Average margin
14.3 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Tennessee State
5–⁠2 East Tennessee State’s record at home
At Western Carolina
5–⁠3 Western Carolina’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠1 East Tennessee State first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. East Tennessee State’s biggest win2026: East Tennessee State 58, Western Carolina 31by 27 points
  2. Western Carolina’s biggest win2023: Western Carolina 58, East Tennessee State 7by 51 points
  3. Upset2016: East Tennessee State 34, Western Carolina 31East Tennessee State had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1978: East Tennessee State 21, Western Carolina 14East Tennessee State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2025: East Tennessee State 52, Western Carolina 35East Tennessee State had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of East Tennessee State and Western Carolina, 1977 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 26, 2026East Tennessee State 58, Western Carolina 31at East Tennessee State
Nov 15, 2025East Tennessee State 52, Western Carolina 35at Western Carolina
Nov 9, 2024East Tennessee State 24, Western Carolina 21at East Tennessee State
Nov 11, 2023Western Carolina 58, East Tennessee State 7at Western Carolina
Nov 12, 2022Western Carolina 20, East Tennessee State 17at East Tennessee State
Nov 13, 2021East Tennessee State 56, Western Carolina 35at Western Carolina
Mar 27, 2021East Tennessee State 24, Western Carolina 17at East Tennessee State
Nov 9, 2019Western Carolina 23, East Tennessee State 20at Western Carolina
Oct 27, 2018East Tennessee State 45, Western Carolina 43at East Tennessee State
Oct 14, 2017Western Carolina 49, East Tennessee State 10at Western Carolina
Sep 17, 2016East Tennessee State 34, Western Carolina 31Bristol Motor Speedway
Sep 27, 2003Western Carolina 28, East Tennessee State 21Neutral site
Oct 17, 1981East Tennessee State 34, Western Carolina 23at Western Carolina
Nov 15, 1980Western Carolina 20, East Tennessee State 17at East Tennessee State
Nov 17, 1979Western Carolina 13, East Tennessee State 9at Western Carolina
Sep 16, 1978East Tennessee State 21, Western Carolina 14at East Tennessee State
Oct 15, 1977Western Carolina 35, East Tennessee State 0at Western Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.