2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
The 2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Buccaneers were led by first-year head coach George Quarles and play their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–7 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Adam Neugebauer (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Billy Taylor (8th season) |
| Home stadium | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium (capacity: 7,694) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Samford $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Furman ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Mercer | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Buccaneers finished the 2021 season 11–2, 7–1 in SoCon play to win the Southern Conference championship, they received an automatic bid to FCS Playoffs where they received a first round bye, where they beat Kennesaw State in the second round, before losing to national champion North Dakota State in the quarterfinals. On December 13, 2021, head coach Randy Sanders announce his retirement. He finish with a 4-year, 33rd overall with a record of 26–16. [1] Former Furman associate head coach George Quarles will be the next head coach for the Buccaneers.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Mars Hill* | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 44–7 | 9,701 | |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | No. 9 | ESPN+ | L 17–20 | 8,573 | |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Furman | No. 18 |
| ESPN+ | L 14–27 | 9,836 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris* | ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 2,629 | ||
| October 1 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 12 Chattanooga |
| ESPN+ | L 16–24 | 10,247 | |
| October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI | W 44–21 | 6,324 | |||
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Mercer | ESPN+ | L 33–55 | 10,002 | ||
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Samford |
| ESPN3 | L 45–55 | 10,327 | |
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | L 41–48 | 5,849 | ||
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Carolina |
| ESPN+ | L 17–20 | 7,244 | |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Mississippi State* | ESPN+ | L 7–56 | 49,117 | ||
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Game summaries
Mars Hill
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 11 Buccaneers | 20 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
At The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Paladins | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 18 Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
No. 12 Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Mocs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
At VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 |
| Keydets | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
At No. 12 Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 3 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| No. 12 Bears | 14 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 55 |
No. 15 Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Samford Bulldogs | 10 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
At Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| Terriers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Catamounts | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
At Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| MSU Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
References
- "Randy Sanders announces retirement from football". ETSU Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- "2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- "2022 Football Schedule". Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved 2022-07-22.