American college football season
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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Limestone* | | ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 9,530 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison* | | CSN MA+ | L 10–52 | 17,118 |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 The Citadel | - William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
- Johnson City, TN
| ESPN3 | L 25–31 | 7,544 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Mercer | - William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
- Johnson City, TN
| ESPN3 | W 26–23 OT | 8,022 |
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman | | ESPN3 | L 35–56 | 7,104 |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Robert Morris* | - William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
- Johnson City, TN
| ESPN3 | W 16–3 | 8,540 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 21 Western Carolina | | ESPN3 | L 10–49 | 8,300 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 Wofford | - William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
- Johnson City, TN
| ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 7,087 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | VMI | - William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
- Johnson City, TN
| ESPN3 | W 24–6 | 7,327 |
November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Samford | | 7C, ESPN3 | L 7–42 | 5,178 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | | ESPN3 | L 3–10 | 8,434 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Limestone
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Saints | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Buccaneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
At James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
No. 1 Dukes | 21 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Bears | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
At Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 35 |
Paladins | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 21 Catamounts | 0 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 49 |
Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Terriers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Keydets | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Buccaneers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
At Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 16 Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
At Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Mocs | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
References
- ^ "ETSU football announces 2017 schedule". ETSUBucs.com. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Torbush announces retirement as ETSU head football coach".
- ^ "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "2017 Football". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
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