2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	2019
Team:	East Tennessee State Buccaneers
Conference:	Southern Conference
Short Conf:	SoCon
Record:	3–9
Conf Record:	1–7
Head Coach:	Randy Sanders
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Mike Rader
Oc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	Billy Taylor
Dc Year:	5th
Stadium:	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium

The 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season and were in the fourth year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They were led by second-year head coach Randy Sanders and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Buccaneers were picked to finish in third place in both polls.^{[1] [2]}

Media poll

1	Wofford	253 (21)
2	Furman	229 (6)
3	East Tennessee State	187 (2)
4	Mercer	146
5	Chattanooga	134
6	Samford	125
7	The Citadel	111
8	Western Carolina	88
9	VMI	32

Coaches poll

1	Wofford	63 (7)
2	Furman	55 (1)
3	East Tennessee State	44 (1)
4	Chattanooga	40
5	Mercer	34
6	Samford	33
7	The Citadel	22
8	Western Carolina	21
9	VMI	12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Buccaneers placed seven players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.^[2]

Offense

1st team

Quay Holmes – RB

2nd team

Ben Blackmon – OL

Tre'mond Shorts – OLDefense

1st team

Jason Maduafokwa – DL

Nasir Player – DL

Tyree Robinson – DB

2nd team

Jeremy Lewis – DB

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Appalachian State

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

Shorter

VMI

See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team.

Austin Peay

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team.

At Furman

See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team.

Wofford

See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team.

At Chattanooga

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team.

At Samford

See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team.

The Citadel

See also: 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.

At Western Carolina

See also: 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.

Mercer

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team.

At Vanderbilt

See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite. July 22, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
2. Web site: Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll. July 22, 2019 . July 24, 2019.
3. Web site: . East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2019 . . December 23, 2023 .
4. Web site: . 2019 Football . . December 23, 2023 .