2020 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 22
FCS CoachesNo. 23
Record4–2 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Rader (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Taylor (6th season)
Home stadiumWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

East Tennessee State had a game against Georgia, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 1:00 p.m. Samford
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
 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
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
 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
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
 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. Chattanoogadagger
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
 ESPN+ Canceled[b]

[4][5]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

  1. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wofford opts out of remainder of Southern Conference spring football season". Post and Courier. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga Football Opting Out of the Remainder of the 2021 Spring FCS Season". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 23, 2023.


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