East Tennessee State
1-2Southern · William B. Greene Jr. Stadium · 7,694 · 8,121 avg in 2026
LastL 3–35 at North Carolina · Sat Sep 12 · Ja'Qualin Birdsong 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles
Nextvs West Georgia · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · William B. Greene Jr. Stadium · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| 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 | #409 | — | 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 | #159 | #247 | West Georgia | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #160 | #195 | Western Carolina | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | 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 12 | @North Carolina | L 3–35 | 255 | 2 | 33:44 | -0.016 | 43.3% | 73.9% | 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 (3 games) | 255 | 2.0 | +0.259 | 48.4% | 118.1% | ||||
Game Week
4d 16h
until kickoff · vs West Georgia · Sat Sep 19 · 12 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 launc…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-5 · last season
✓ measured from 12 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. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs West Georgia · at home
Outcome band · East Tennessee State · 2026
Outcome band · East Tennessee State · 2026East Tennessee State's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
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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