The 2020 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season and were in the fifth year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by third-year head coach Randy Sanders and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 22 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 23 |
| Record | 4–2 (4–2 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Rader (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Billy Taylor (6th season) |
| Home stadium | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 VMI $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga† | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford† | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editEast Tennessee State had a game against Georgia, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| February 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Samford |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 2,106 | |||
| March 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Wofford | ESPN+ | Canceled[a] | |||||
| March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Furman |
| ESPN+ | L 13–17 | 2,173 | |||
| March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 2,642 | ||||
| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Carolina |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 2,442 | |||
| April 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 10 VMI | ESPN+ | W 24–20 | 3,000 | ||||
| April 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Mercer | No. 21 | L 13–21 | 3,273 | ||||
| April 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Chattanooga |
| ESPN+ | Canceled[b] | ||||
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- ^ On April 5, 2021, Wofford announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the spring 2021 season as a result of injuries and player opt-outs due to COVID-19.[2] This game was postponed, with the makeup date still to be announced, at the time of its cancellation.
- ^ On March 29, 2021, Chattanooga announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
References
edit- ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Wofford opts out of remainder of Southern Conference spring football season". Post and Courier. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Chattanooga Football Opting Out of the Remainder of the 2021 Spring FCS Season". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Football Schedule". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
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