East Tennessee State Buccaneers
SouthernJohnson City, TNWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium
2026: 5–2 (3–0 Southern). Last: won at The Citadel 34–16. Next: at VMI, Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 p.m. ET.
- L 37–49Campbell
- W 48–14Tusculum
- L 3–35at North Carolina
- W 35–27West Georgia
- W 58–31Western Carolina
- W 14–3Chattanooga
- W 34–16at The Citadel
- Oct 24at VMI
- Oct 31Tennessee Tech
- Nov 7Samford
- Nov 14at Wofford
- Nov 21at Mercer
East Tennessee State has played football since 1920 and is officially 399–463–27; 219 of its 889 games are in our file. They have won two Southern Conference titles (the last in 2021), plus two Ohio Valley Conference titles, one Smoky Mountain Conference title, counting shared titles. This season, they’re 5–2.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 399–463–27 official; 92–127 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1390
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 22 · Composite No. 18 in FCS, Oct 17; up 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 5 last in 2021
- Bowl record
- 4–2 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 47 since 1957, 219 games
2026 season 5–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Campbell | L 37–49 | 77% |
| Sep 5 | vsTusculum | W 48–14 | 86% |
| Sep 12 | at North Carolina | L 3–35 | 22% |
| Sep 19 | vs West Georgia | W 35–27 | 63% |
| Sep 26 | vs Western Carolina | W 58–31 | 52% |
| Oct 3 | vs Chattanooga | W 14–3 | 58% |
| Oct 10 | at The Citadel | W 34–16 | 62% |
| Oct 24 | at VMI | Preview | 85% |
| Oct 31 | vs Tennessee Tech | Preview | 52% |
| Nov 7 | vs Samford | Preview | 86% |
| Nov 14 | at Wofford | Preview | 48% |
| Nov 21 | at Mercer | Preview | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterOn the 2026 team
- Mason Mims1,540 passing yards, 10 TD (leads East Tennessee State in passing yards)
- T.J. Peyton616 rushing yards, 6 TD (leads East Tennessee State in rushing yards)
- Dre Delinois61 tackles, 0.5 sacks (leads East Tennessee State in tackles)
- Jarvis Johnson45 tackles, 1 sack
- Suderian Harrison25 catches, 368 yards, 1 TD (leads East Tennessee State in receiving yards)
- Mike Jenkins41 tackles, 1 INT (leads East Tennessee State in interceptions)
Program strength since 1957
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Furman
4–15 in 19
- 2016 L 7–52
- 2017 L 35–56
- 2018 W 29–27
- 2019 L 10–17
- 2020 L 13–17
- 2021 W 17–13
- 2022 L 14–27
- 2023 L 8–16
- 2024 L 21–24
- 2025 L 22–31
Lost the last four.
- Chattanooga
5–14 in 19
- 2016 L 7–37
- 2017 L 3–10
- 2018 W 17–14
- 2019 L 13–16
- 2021 L 16–21
- 2022 L 16–24
- 2023 L 3–34
- 2024 L 10–17
- 2025 L 38–42
- 2026 W 14–3
Won the last one.
- Western Carolina
9–8 in 17
- 2017 L 10–49
- 2018 W 45–43
- 2019 L 20–23
- 2020 W 24–17
- 2021 W 56–35
- 2022 L 17–20
- 2023 L 7–58
- 2024 W 24–21
- 2025 W 52–35
- 2026 W 58–31
Won the last three.
| Opponent | Games | ETSU record |
|---|---|---|
| Furman | 19 | 4–15 |
| Chattanooga | 19 | 5–14 |
| Western Carolina | 17 | 9–8 |
| The Citadel | 14 | 9–5 |
| App State | 13 | 4–9 |
| Wofford | 12 | 5–7 |
| VMI | 11 | 7–4 |
| Mercer | 11 | 4–7 |
Rivals the program names: Chattanooga, Western Carolina.
Every opponent (66)
Every program East Tennessee State has played, A to Z, with East Tennessee State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- App State 4–9
- Auburn 0–1
- Austin Peay 1–1
- Campbell 0–1
- Carson Newman 1–0
- Charleston Southern 0–1
- Chattanooga 5–14
- Clemson 0–1
- Colorado State 0–1
- Concord 1–0
- Cumberland (TN) 1–0
- Delaware State 1–0
- East Carolina 3–6
- Eastern Kentucky 1–1
- Eastern Michigan 0–1
- Elon 2–1
- Emory & Henry 0–1
- Furman 4–15
- Gardner-Webb 1–1
- Georgia Southern 0–1
- Jacksonville State 0–2
- James Madison 2–2
- Kennesaw State 2–1
- Kentucky 0–1
- Kentucky Wesleyan 1–0
- Liberty 1–0
- Limestone 1–0
- Louisiana Tech 0–3
- Mars Hill 2–0
- Marshall 2–0
- Maryville (TN) 0–1
- Mercer 4–7
- Miami 0–1
- Middle Tennessee 1–1
- Mississippi State 0–2
- Montana State 0–1
- Murray State 1–0
- NC State 1–2
- North Alabama 1–0
- North Carolina 0–1
- North Dakota State 0–2
- Northern Illinois 0–1
- Pittsburgh 0–1
- Robert Morris 2–1
- Saint Francis 0–1
- Samford 5–5
- SE Louisiana 1–1
- Shorter 1–0
- South Carolina 0–1
- Tennessee 0–2
- Tennessee Tech 1–0
- The Citadel 9–5
- Toledo 0–1
- Tulsa 0–1
- Tusculum 1–0
- UT Martin 1–0
- UTEP 0–1
- UVA Wise 2–0
- Vanderbilt 1–1
- Virginia Tech 0–2
- VMI 7–4
- Warner 1–0
- West Georgia 1–1
- West Virginia Wesleyan 1–0
- Western Carolina 9–8
- Wofford 5–7
Conference titles
5, counting shared titles- Ohio Valley Conference 2
- 1962 (shared), 1969
- Smoky Mountain Conference 1
- 1938
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1920–1929
- Smoky Mountain Conference 1930–1941
- Independent 1946–1948
- Volunteer State Athletic Conference 1949–1951
- OVC 1978
- Southern Conference 1979–2003
- Independent 2015
- Southern Conference since 2016
- 2004Joined the Dropped football from the Southern Conference in football. Source
- 2015Went independent from the No team in football, announced May 30, 2013. Source
- 2016Joined the Southern Conference from independence in football, announced May 30, 2013. Source
East Tennessee State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 4 since 1978
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1390 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 1375 | ||||
| 2024 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 1319 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 1191 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–8 | 1–7 | 1275 | ||||
| 2021 | 11–2 | 7–1 | 1440 | ||||
| 2020 | 4–2 | 1280 | |||||
| 2019 | 3–9 | 1–7 | 1206 | ||||
| 2018 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 1290 | ||||
| 2017 | 4–7 | 2–6 | 1192 | ||||
| 2016 | 5–6 | 2–6 | 1173 | ||||
| 2015 | 2–9 | 1136 | |||||
| 2003 | 5–7 | 2–6 | 1264 | ||||
| 2002 | 0–1 | 1267 | |||||
| 2001 | 0–1 | 1262 | |||||
| 2000 | 0–1 | 1257 | |||||
| 1999 | 0–1 | 1245 | |||||
| 1998 | 0–2 | 1261 | |||||
| 1996 | 0–1 | 1266 | |||||
| 1995 | 0–2 | 1259 | |||||
| 1994 | 0–1 | 1282 | |||||
| 1993 | 0–1 | 1281 | |||||
| 1992 | 0–1 | 1284 | |||||
| 1991 | 0–1 | 1293 | |||||
| 1988 | 0–1 | 1309 |
Every season back to 1957 (22 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1–0 | 1337 | |||||
| 1986 | 0–1 | 1280 | |||||
| 1985 | 0–1 | 1281 | |||||
| 1984 | 0–1 | 1280 | |||||
| 1983 | 0–1 | 1288 | |||||
| 1982 | 0–1 | 1290 | |||||
| 1981 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 1309 | -18.7 | |||
| 1980 | 2–9 | 1–4 | 1222 | -19.6 | |||
| 1979 | 7–4 | 2–3 | 1343 | -3.4 | |||
| 1978 | 2–1 | 1170 | |||||
| 1977 | 1–2 | 1134 | |||||
| 1976 | 0–2 | 1109 | |||||
| 1975 | 0–3 | 1111 | |||||
| 1974 | 1–2 | 1157 | |||||
| 1973 | 1–2 | 1122 | |||||
| 1972 | 1–1 | 1140 | |||||
| 1971 | 0–1 | 1126 | |||||
| 1970 | 1–0 | 1183 | |||||
| 1969 | 1–0 | 1161 | |||||
| 1968 | 1–0 | 1138 | |||||
| 1966 | 0–1 | 1093 | |||||
| 1957 | 0–1 | 1095 |
Officially 399–463–27 since 1920 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 92–127 (219 of its 889 games are on file). Our file starts in 1957; the program began in 1920. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1958–65, 1967, 1989–90, 1997, 2004–14: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.