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2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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 Vanderbilt in a 23-3 blowout win.

2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record11–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Rader (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Taylor (7th season)
Home stadiumWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southern Conference football standings
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 48:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
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
ESPN+W 32–318,453
December 1112:00 p.m.at No. 3 North Dakota State*No. 9
ESPNL 3–2711,794

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Game summaries

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at Vanderbilt

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See also: 2021 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 10 3 10 23
Commodores 3 0 0 0 3

Statistics

Statistics ETSU VAN
First downs 13 23
Total yards 314 321
Rushing yards 179 85
Passing yards 135 236
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 32:47 27:13
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Tyler Riddell 13/22, 135 yards, TD
Rushing Quay Holmes 23 rushes, 149 yards
Receiving Will Huzzie 4 receptions, 62 yards
Vanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 20/35, 195 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 15 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Will Sheppard 9 receptions, 84 yards

References

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  1. ^ "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "2021 Football". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 23, 2023.


 

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