East Tennessee State
2-2Southern · William B. Greene Jr. Stadium · 7,694 · 7,115 avg in 2026
LastW 35–27 vs West Georgia · Sat Sep 19 · Mike Jenkins 1 TFL, 1 INT, 8 tackles
Nextvs Western Carolina · Sat Sep 26 · 3:30 pm ET · William B. Greene Jr. Stadium · series 7-8, won the last 2
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #125 | #239 | -7✗ | Campbell | L 37–49 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #125 | #408 | — | Tusculum | W 48–14 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #151 | #128 | +36.5✓ | @North Carolina | L 3–35 120 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #160 | #247 | -16.5✗ | West Georgia | W 35–27 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #177 | #190 | Western Carolina | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #180 | #176 | Chattanooga | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @The Citadel | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @VMI | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Tennessee Tech | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Samford | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Wofford | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Mercer |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | West Georgia | W 35–27 | — | — | — | +0.218 | 42.2% | 126.9% | One-score win |
| Sep 12 | @North Carolina | L 3–35 | 255 | 2 | 33:44 | -0.171 | 43.3% | 59.9% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | Tusculum | W 48–14 | — | — | — | +0.526 | 55.2% | 151.7% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | Campbell | L 37–49 | — | — | — | +0.267 | 46.8% | 128.6% | |
| Season average (4 games) | 255 | 2.0 | +0.210 | 46.8% | 116.8% | ||||
Game Week
4d 19h
until kickoff · vs Western Carolina · Sat Sep 26 · 3:30 pm ET
East Tennessee State is the SoCon program that won it all in 2021 then vanished — a 2016 reinstatement story trying to prove the breakthrough wasn't a one-hit wonder.
East Tennessee State won when it mattered in 2021, but Mercer's run, Furman's legacy, and Wofford's consistency have made the Bucs look like yesterday's champions. The 2021 title was supposed to…
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Southern teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
East Tennessee State has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Western Carolina · at home
Outcome band · East Tennessee State · 2026
Outcome band · East Tennessee State · 2026East Tennessee State's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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East Tennessee State is the SoCon program that won it all in 2021 then vanished — a 2016 reinstatement story trying to prove the breakthrough wasn't a one-hit wonder.
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