2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
East Tennessee State Buccaneers logo.svg
SoCon champion
FCS Playoffs, L 3–27 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 7
2021 record11–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Rader (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Taylor (7th season)
Home stadiumWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium
(capacity: 7,694)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Mercer   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Western Carolina   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Furman   4 – 4     6 – 5  
VMI   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Samford   3 – 5     4 – 7  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Wofford   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Buccaneers were led by fourth-year head coach Randy Sanders and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee. On November 20, 2021, the Buccaneers defeated SoCon rival Mercer, clinching the Southern Conference championship. The Buccaneers also finished their regular season with an overall record of 10–1, making only the third time in program history to have won 10 games. They also beat FBS Vanderbelt in a 23-3 blowout win.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 48:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
  • Vanderbilt Stadium
  • Nashville, TN
ESPN+/SECN+W 23–322,029
September 117:30 p.m.Virginia–Wise*No. 15
ESPN3W 45–149,720
September 187:30 p.m.Delaware State*No. 16
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 38–68,015
September 253:00 p.m.at SamfordNo. 15
ESPN+W 55–48 OT6,753
October 23:30 p.m.WoffordNo. 13
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 27–2110,153
October 94:30 p.m.The CitadelNo. 12
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 48–219,202
October 161:30 p.m.at ChattanoogaNo. 10
ESPN+L 16–217,838
October 232:00 p.m.at FurmanNo. 14
ESPN+W 17–139,330
November 61:00 p.m.No. 18 VMINo. 14
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 27–20 10,416
November 132:00 p.m.at Western CarolinaNo. 11
ESPN+W 56–3510,348
November 201:00 p.m. No. 21 MercerNo. 8
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN3W 38–3510,594
December 41:00 p.m.No. 10 Kennesaw State*No. 9
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN (FCS Playoffs – Second Round)
ESPN+W 32–318,453
December 1112:00 p.m.at No. 3 North Dakota State*No. 9
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs – Quarterfinals)
ESPNL 3–2711,794
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[]

  1. ^ "2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2021-02-08.[permanent dead link]
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