The 2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented

East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. Although it is part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, the university is governed by an institutional Board of Tr ...

as a member of the

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(SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Buccaneers were led by first-year head coach George Quarles and play their home games at

William B. Greene Jr. Stadium William B. Greene Jr. Stadium is a football stadium on the campus of East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City, Tennessee. The stadium is named after businessman and longtime ETSU supporter William B. Greene Jr. Located on the sout ...

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Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2021 season 11–2, 7–1 in SoCon play to win the Southern Conference championship, they received an automatic bid to FCS Playoffs where they received a first round bye, where they beat Kennesaw State in the second round, before losing to national champion

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in the quarterfinals. On December 13, 2021, head coach

Randy Sanders Randy Sanders (born September 22, 1965) is a retired American football coach. He is the only person to have been a part of both the first and last Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Champions, having been quarterbacks coach and offensive co ...

announce his retirement. He finish with a 4-year, 33rd overall with a record of 26–16. Former Furman associate head coach George Quarles will be the next head coach for the Buccaneers.

Schedule

Game summaries

Mars Hill

At The Citadel

Furman

At Robert Morris

No. 12 Chattanooga

At VMI

At No. 12 Mercer

No. 15 Samford

At Wofford

Western Carolina

At Mississippi State

References

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East Tennessee State Buccaneers football 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 r ...