| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 4–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Carl Torbush |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Mike O'Cain |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Coach: | Billy Taylor |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium |
The 2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season and are in the second year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They are led by third-year head coach Carl Torbush and, for the first time, play all their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.[1] They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place.
On December 8, head coach Carl Torbush announced his retirement.[2] He finished at ETSU with a three-year record of 11–22.
See also: 2017 James Madison Dukes football team.
See also: 2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.
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See also: 2017 Chattanooga Mocs football team.