1997 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

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The 1997 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SoCon.

Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMemorial Center
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1997 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
Seasons
 1996
1998 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^ 71  103 
No. 15 Appalachian State 62  74 
East Tennessee State 53  74 
Furman 53  74 
The Citadel 44  65 
Chattanooga 44  74 
Western Carolina 35  38 
Wofford 26  37 
VMI 08  011 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28Charleston Southern*No. 12W 30–76,671[1]
September 6Elon*No. 7
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 35–16[2]
September 13at James Madison*No. 6L 27–32[3]
September 27Western CarolinaNo. 14
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 28–18[4]
October 4at No. 6 Appalachian StateNo. 14W 51–2812,631[5]
October 11The CitadelNo. 8
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 20–23 OT7,039[6]
October 25at No. 19 FurmanNo. 13W 58–289,105[7]
November 1No. 14 Georgia SouthernNo. 12
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 30–385,629[8]
November 8at WoffordNo. 20W 31–28[9]
November 15ChattanoogaNo. 19
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 13–176,181[10]
November 22at VMIW 17–74,085[11]
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