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ETSU

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East Tennessee State

latest conference era: Southern

Loaded Seasons42
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +14.2
Best Finish#129 in 2021
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +14.2 PWR −10.2 2016: 5-6, margin -134, power −10.2, resume 37 / 100, final rank #2482017: 4-7, margin -102, power −8.5, resume 48 / 100, final rank #2432018: 8-4, margin -5, power −2.6, resume 75 / 100, final rank #2012019: 3-9, margin -73, power −3.5, resume 12 / 100, final rank #2042021: 11-2, margin +130, power +6.2, resume 85 / 100, final rank #1292022: 3-8, margin -13, power +9.6, resume 45 / 100, final rank #1982023: 3-8, margin -150, power +8.3, resume 20 / 100, final rank #2212024: 7-5, margin +81, power +12.0, resume 66 / 100, final rank #1702025: 7-5, margin +44, power +14.0, resume 63 / 100, final rank #1312026: 6-3, margin +85, power +14.2, resume 47 / 100, final rank #130 2016: 5-6, margin -134, power −10.2, resume 37 / 100, final rank #248−10.22017: 4-7, margin -102, power −8.5, resume 48 / 100, final rank #243−8.52018: 8-4, margin -5, power −2.6, resume 75 / 100, final rank #201−2.62019: 3-9, margin -73, power −3.5, resume 12 / 100, final rank #204−3.52021: 11-2, margin +130, power +6.2, resume 85 / 100, final rank #129+6.22022: 3-8, margin -13, power +9.6, resume 45 / 100, final rank #198+9.62023: 3-8, margin -150, power +8.3, resume 20 / 100, final rank #221+8.32024: 7-5, margin +81, power +12.0, resume 66 / 100, final rank #170+12.02025: 7-5, margin +44, power +14.0, resume 63 / 100, final rank #131+14.02026: 6-3, margin +85, power +14.2, resume 47 / 100, final rank #130+14.2 20165-620174-720188-420193-9202111-220223-820233-820247-520257-520266-3

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 42

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +11.5

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +2.7

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +14.2

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2021 | #129

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2021 | 85 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #6 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 55th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2021 | 11-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #130 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 6-3
Program baseline +11.5 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2025 Season

Ended at power +14.0, record 7-5, and final loaded-board rank #131.

Best Loaded Resume

2021 Season

Resume 85 / 100 with 11 wins and a 85% win rate.

Best Record

11-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2021, with a margin of +130.

Roughest Loaded Season

2015 Season

2-9 with power −11.0 and margin -236.

Best resume season

2021 | 85 / 100

Latest versus standard

+2.7

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

42 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 SouthernFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 6-3 #130 +14.2 47 +85 Open team page
2025 SouthernFCS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 7-5 #131 +14.0 63 +44 Program view
2024 SouthernFCS In range 7-5 #170 +12.0 66 +81 Program view
2023 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #221 +8.3 20 −150 Program view
2022 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #198 +9.6 45 −13 Program view
2021 SouthernFCS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 11-2 #129 +6.2 85 +130 Program view
2019 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #204 −3.5 12 −73 Program view
2018 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-4 #201 −2.6 75 −5 Program view
2017 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #243 −8.5 48 −102 Program view
2016 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #248 −10.2 37 −134 Program view
2015 FCS IndependentsFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #248 −11.0 2 −236 Program view
2003 SouthernFCS In range 5-7 #-- -- -- +37 Program view
2002 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −34 Program view
2001 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −31 Program view
2000 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −34 Program view
1999 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −17 Program view
1998 SouthernFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −96 Program view
1996 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −24 Program view
1995 SouthernFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −46 Program view
1994 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −38 Program view
1993 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −27 Program view
1992 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −58 Program view
1991 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −48 Program view
1988 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −49 Program view
1987 SouthernFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +15 Program view
1986 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −27 Program view
1985 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −10 Program view
1984 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −18 Program view
1983 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −12 Program view
1982 SouthernFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −30 Program view
1981 SouthernFCS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- −41 Program view
1980 SouthernFCS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −106 Program view
1979 SouthernFCS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +128 Program view
1978 OVCFCS In range 2-1 #-- -- -- −13 Program view
1977 OVCDII In range 1-2 #-- -- -- −47 Program view
1976 OVCDII In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −50 Program view
1975 OVCDII In range 0-3 #-- -- -- −34 Program view
1974 OVCDII In range 1-2 #-- -- -- −14 Program view
1973 OVCDII In range 1-2 #-- -- -- −16 Program view
1972 OVCFCS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- +34 Program view
1971 OVCFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −14 Program view
1970 OVCFCS In range 1-0 #-- -- -- +10 Program view