East Tennessee State Buccaneers
1st in Southern
Across 7 completed games reported in 2026, ETSU has scored 229 points and allowed 175. Its scoring margin is 7.7 points per game. Counts reflect the source’s coverage and may change after corrections.
About ETSU
Intercollegiate American football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers competes in college football. This profile combines the 2026 schedule, the reported roster and season statistics with sourced program context.
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for East Tennessee State University (ETSU) located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The team was dormant from the end of the 2003 season until being reinstated for the 2015 season. They played all of their 2015 home games and all but one of their 2016 home games at Kermit Tipton Stadium before the opening of the new William B. Greene Jr. Stadium for the 2017 season. The remaining 2016 home game, against Western Carolina on September 17, was played at nearby Bristol Motor Speedway, which was already set up for football due to a game the prior week between the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech. Before ETSU dropped football, it competed in NCAA Division I as a Southern Conference (SoCon) football program. The revived program played as
- Conference
- Not reported
- Latest ranking
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- Home venue
- William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
- Next opponent
- VMI Keydets
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2026 schedule & results
2026 roster
| 21 | Jason Albritton | RB | 5' 9" | 222 lbs | Senior | Lithia, FL |
| 68 | Noah Anker | OL | 6' 8" | 332 lbs | Sophomore | Vejle |
| 50 | Brodie Bass | OL | 6' 3" | 296 lbs | Junior | Sumrall, MS |
| 73 | Joshua Benson | OL | 6' 6" | 329 lbs | Freshman | Irmo, SC |
| 48 | Cole Blanton | WR | 6' 0" | 170 lbs | Freshman | Johnson City, TN |
| 82 | Izay Bridges | WR | 5' 6" | 171 lbs | Sophomore | Shelby, NC |
| 88 | Charlie Browder | TE | 6' 7" | 254 lbs | Senior | Kingsport, TN |
| 77 | Sam Browder | OL | 6' 5" | 304 lbs | Freshman | Kingsport, TN |
| 11 | Josh Buckhalter | WR | 5' 7" | 169 lbs | Freshman | Rabun Gap, GA |
| 13 | Jackson Byrd | QB | 6' 0" | 191 lbs | Sophomore | Clayton, NC |
| 80 | Jacob Coleman | TE | 6' 3" | 230 lbs | Senior | Chesterfield, VA |
| 7 | Jaiden Daniels | RB | 5' 7" | 167 lbs | Freshman | Commerce, GA |
| 1 | Jadyn Davis | QB | 6' 2" | 199 lbs | Sophomore | Charlotte, NC |
| 70 | Eli Dorton | OL | 6' 5" | 303 lbs | Freshman | Norris, TN |
| 79 | Mitchell Dunlap | OL | 6' 4" | 283 lbs | Sophomore | Cumming, GA |
| 20 | Weston Edmondson | QB | 6' 5" | 229 lbs | Freshman | Knoxville, TN |
| 2 | Xavier Gaillardetz | WR | 6' 1" | 205 lbs | Senior | Trois Rivieres, PQ |
| 4 | Tyler Griffin | WR | 6' 3" | 202 lbs | Senior | Statesboro, GA |
| 66 | Tyler Grizzle | OL | 6' 4" | 305 lbs | Freshman | Kingsport, TN |
| 54 | Cal Grubbs | OL | 6' 2" | 290 lbs | Junior | Maryville, TN |
| 83 | Will Hagelgan | WR | 6' 0" | 170 lbs | Freshman | Snellville, GA |
| 51 | Isaiah Hall | OL | 6' 1" | 282 lbs | Sophomore | LaGrange, GA |
| 9 | Suderian Harrison | WR | 5' 9" | 182 lbs | Senior | McCormick, SC |
| 41 | Mike Hassell | RB | 5' 11" | 185 lbs | Freshman | Nashville, TN |
| 69 | Aidan Hitesman | OL | 6' 4" | 295 lbs | Freshman | Morristown, TN |