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2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 22
FCS CoachesNo. 21
Record8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Rader (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Taylor (4th season)
Home stadiumWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Wofford +^   6 2     9 4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^   6 2     8 4  
Furman +   6 2     6 4  
Samford   5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     6 5  
The Citadel   4 4     5 6  
Mercer   4 4     5 6  
Western Carolina   1 7     3 8  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season and were in the third year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by first-year head coach Randy Sanders and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.[1] They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to win a share of the SoCon championship. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Jacksonville State in the first round.

Preseason

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Preseason media poll

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The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Buccaneers predicted to finish in eighth place.[2] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Buccaneers also predicted to finish in eighth place.[3]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Samford 204 (20)
2 Furman 174 (2)
3 Wofford 163 (1)
4 Mercer 133
5 Western Carolina 114
6 Chattanooga 88
7 The Citadel 83
8 East Tennessee State 53
9 VMI 23
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Samford 63 (7)
2 Wofford 53 (1)
3 Furman 52 (1)
4 Western Carolina 39
5 Chattanooga 34
6 Mercer 32
7 The Citadel 28
8 East Tennessee State 15
9 VMI 8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

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The Buccaneers placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m.Mars Hill*ESPN+W 28–78,518
September 84:00 p.m.at Tennessee*SECNL 3–5996,464
September 14[a]2:30 p.m.at VMIESPN+W 27–242,764
September 227:30 p.m.Furman
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN3W 29–278,453
September 297:30 p.m.Chattanooga
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 17–149,277
October 63:35 p.m.Gardner–Webb*dagger
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 45–08,501
October 132:00 p.m.at The CitadelNo. 23ESPN3W 26–2311,043
October 201:30 p.m.at No. 12 WoffordNo. 21
ESPN+L 17–306,745
October 273:30 p.m.Western CarolinaNo. 25
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 45–43 3OT7,121
November 33:00 p.m.at MercerNo. 22ESPN3W 21–1810,002
November 171:00 p.m.SamfordNo. 19
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN3L 27–388,749
November 246:30 p.m.at No. 8 Jacksonville State*No. 22ESPN3L 27–3411,024
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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  1. ^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up one day in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

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Mars Hill

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Lions 7 0 0 0 7
Buccaneers 0 7 7 14 28

At Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 3 0 3
Volunteers 10 28 7 14 59

At VMI

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 7 6 7 7 27
Keydets 0 17 7 0 24

Furman

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1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 7 6 14 0 27
Buccaneers 3 3 7 16 29

Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 0 0 0 14 14
Buccaneers 14 3 0 0 17

Gardner–Webb

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1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Buccaneers 7 10 14 14 45

At The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Buccaneers 3 6 7 10 26
Bulldogs 6 3 0 14 23

At Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Buccaneers 0 10 0 7 17
No. 12 Terriers 3 14 7 6 30

Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Catamounts 0 13 10 7076 43
No. 25 Buccaneers 6 6 3 15078 45

At Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Buccaneers 0 14 7 0 21
Bears 7 3 5 3 18

Samford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 7 14 38
No. 19 Buccaneers 10 14 3 0 27

FCS Playoffs

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At Jacksonville State–First Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Buccaneers 10 10 0 7 27
No. 8 Gamecocks 7 3 10 14 34

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRV2321252219192222
CoachesRV2421252317172121

References

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  1. ^ "ETSU football unveils 2018 schedule". ETSUBucs.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  3. ^ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
  4. ^ "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "2018 Football". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 23, 2023.