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The 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season and were in the fourth year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by second-year head coach Randy Sanders and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium .
The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Buccaneers were picked to finish in third place in both polls.[ 1] [ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Wofford
253 (21)
2
Furman
229 (6)
3 East Tennessee State 187 (2)
4
Mercer
146
5
Chattanooga
134
6
Samford
125
7
The Citadel
111
8
Western Carolina
88
9
VMI
32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Wofford
63 (7)
2
Furman
55 (1)
3 East Tennessee State 44 (1)
4
Chattanooga
40
5
Mercer
34
6
Samford
33
7
The Citadel
22
8
Western Carolina
21
9
VMI
12
Preseason All-SoCon Teams [ edit ] The Buccaneers placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[ 2]
Offense
1st team
Quay Holmes – RB
2nd team
Ben Blackmon – OL
Tre'mond Shorts – OL
Defense
1st team
Jason Maduafokwa – DL
Nasir Player – DL
Tyree Robinson – DB
2nd team
Jeremy Lewis – DB
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 3:30 p.m. at Appalachian State * ESPN+ L 7–42 25,147
September 7 7:30 p.m. Shorter * ESPN+ W 48–10 8,615
September 14 7:30 p.m. VMI William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN ESPN+ L 24–31 OT 9,150
September 21 7:30 p.m. Austin Peay * William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN ESPN+ W 20–14 9,350
September 28 1:00 p.m. at No. 16 Furman Nexstar /ESPN+ L 10–17 5,031
October 5 3:30 p.m. Wofford William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN ESPN3 L 17–35 8,242
7:00 p.m. at Chattanooga ESPN+ L 13–16 7,124
October 26 1:00 p.m. at Samford ESPN+ L 17–24 1,521
November 2 3:30 p.m. The Citadel William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN Nexstar/ESPN+ L 27–31 8,674
November 9 3:30 p.m. at Western Carolina Nexstar/ESPN+ L 20–23 OT 7,681
November 16 1:00 p.m. Mercer William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN ESPN3 W 38–33 7,121
November 23 2:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt * SEC Alt. L 0–38 19,863
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[ 3] [ 4]
At Appalachian State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
0
7
0
7
Mountaineers
7
7
14
14
42
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
0
3
0
7
10
Buccaneers
17
8
14
7
46
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Keydets
0
7
7
10 7
31
Buccaneers
0
7
3
14 0
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
7
7
0
0
14
Buccaneers
3
7
0
10
20
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
7
3
0
10
No. 16 Paladins
7
3
0
7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Terriers
7
21
0
7
35
Buccaneers
0
3
7
7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
13
0
0
13
Mocs
7
0
6
3
16
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
14
0
3
17
Bulldogs
7
0
10
7
24
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
3
7
14
31
Buccaneers
10
3
7
7
27
At Western Carolina [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Buccaneers
3
0
7
7 3
20
Catamounts
3
7
0
7 6
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
7
6
13
33
Buccaneers
10
21
0
7
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
0
0
0
0
Commodores
7
7
17
7
38
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons
