The 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented

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(ETSU) in the

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and were in the third year of their second stint as football members of the

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(SoCon). They were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to win a share of the SoCon championship. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Jacksonville State in the first round.

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–6 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. On December 8, head coach

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announced his retirement. He finished at ETSU with a three-year record of 11–22.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Buccaneers predicted to finish in eighth place. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Buccaneers also predicted to finish in eighth place.

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Buccaneers placed five players on the preseason all-SoCon teams. Offense ''2nd team'' Matt Pyke – OL Defense ''1st team'' Nasir Player – DL ''2nd team'' Dylan Weigel – DL Specialists ''2nd team'' JJ Jerman – K Quan Harrison – RS

Schedule

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Game summaries

Mars Hill

At Tennessee

At VMI

Furman

Chattanooga

Gardner–Webb

At The Citadel

At Wofford

Western Carolina

At Mercer

Samford

FCS Playoffs

At Jacksonville State–First Round

Ranking movements

References

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