2018 East Tennessee State
8–4 (6–2 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Gardner-Webb 45–0Oct 6
By 45 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Tennessee 3–59Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsMars Hill | W 28–7 | 70% |
| Sep 8 | at Tennessee | L 3–59 | 19% |
| Sep 14 | at VMI | W 27–24 | 58% |
| Sep 22 | vs Furman | W 29–27 | 46% |
| Sep 29 | vs Chattanooga | W 17–14 | 43% |
| Oct 6 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 45–0 | 71% |
| Oct 13 | at The Citadel | W 26–23 | 41% |
| Oct 20 | at Wofford | L 17–30 | 28% |
| Oct 27 | vs Western Carolina | W 45–43 | 63% |
| Nov 3 | at Mercer | W 21–18 | 37% |
| Nov 17 | vs Samford | L 27–38 | 47% |
| Nov 24 | at Jacksonville State | L 27–34 | 20% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville State 34–27; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
Southern Conference champions6–2 in the conference, shared with Furman and Wofford
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 6–2 shared first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 312–317
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1290 +62 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −28.5 No. 65 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 219
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Rader
- Defensive coordinator
- Billy Taylor
Leaders
| Passing yards | Logan Marchi QB | 72 yds |
| Rushing yards | Jacob Saylors RB | 41 yds |
| Receiving yards | Keith Coffee WR | 30 yds |
| Tackles | Jared Folks LB | 7 tkl |
| Sacks | Jason Maduafokwa DL | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Chris Armstrong ATH | ★★ | No. 2678 |
| Donovan Manuel OLB | ||
| Cameron Lewis DUAL | ||
| D.J. Twitty RB | ||
| Nate Adkins TE |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.785 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2018 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
 East Tennessee State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Furman | 6–2 | 6–4 | |
| Samford | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Chattanooga | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Mercer | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| VMI | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.