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2019 East Tennessee State

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

East Tennessee State in 2019, game by game: lost at App State 7–42; won vs. Shorter 48–10; lost vs. VMI 24–31; won vs. Austin Peay 20–14; lost at Furman 10–17; lost vs. Wofford 17–35; lost at Chattanooga 13–16; lost at Samford 17–24; lost vs. The Citadel 27–31; lost at Western Carolina 20–23; won vs. Mercer 38–33; lost at Vanderbilt 0–38+38−38Lost 7–42 at App State-35App StateWon 48–10 vs. Shorter+38ShorterLost 24–31 vs. VMI-7VMIWon 20–14 vs. Austin Peay+6Austin PeayLost 10–17 at Furman-7FurmanLost 17–35 vs. Wofford-18WoffordLost 13–16 at Chattanooga-3ChattanoogaLost 17–24 at Samford-7SamfordLost 27–31 vs. The Citadel-4The CitadelLost 20–23 at Western Carolina-3Western CarolinaWon 38–33 vs. Mercer+5MercerLost 0–38 at Vanderbilt-38Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atApp StateL 7–⁠429%
Sep 7vsShorterW 48–⁠1077%
Sep 14vsVMIL 24–⁠3174%
Sep 21vsAustin PeayW 20–⁠1448%
Sep 28atFurmanL 10–⁠1728%
Oct 5vsWoffordL 17–⁠3544%
Oct 17atChattanoogaL 13–⁠1633%
Oct 26atSamfordL 17–⁠2432%
Nov 2vsThe CitadelL 27–⁠3140%
Nov 9atWestern CarolinaL 20–⁠2350%
Nov 16vsMercerW 38–⁠3353%
Nov 23atVanderbiltL 0–⁠3824%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 38–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 9th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠314
Coach
—
Elo
1206 −87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.8 No. 81 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 184
Offensive coordinator
Mike Rader
Defensive coordinator
Billy Taylor

Leaders

Passing yardsTrey Mitchell QB167 yds
Passing touchdownsTrey Mitchell QB1 TD
Rushing yardsQuay Holmes RB78 yds
Receiving yardsBraxton Richburg WR77 yds
Receiving touchdownsNate Adkins TE1 TD
TacklesArtevius Smith WR19 tkl
SacksJalen Porter LB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Deven Brantley ATH★★★No. 884
Fred Norman Jr. OT★★★No. 1536
Treyvion Houston PRO★★No. 2839
Blake Austin OT★★No. 3135
Tyler Riddell PRO

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.791
Offensive line22.50.811
Athletes and specialists13.00.863
Whole class42.50.819

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.

2019 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford7–⁠18–⁠4
Furman6–⁠28–⁠5
Chattanooga5–⁠36–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠46–⁠6
Samford4–⁠45–⁠7
VMI4–⁠45–⁠7
Mercer3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
East Tennessee State1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.