2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Carl Torbush (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike O'Cain (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Taylor (3rd season)
Home stadium	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season and are in the second year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They are led by third-year head coach Carl Torbush and, for the first time, play all their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium.^[1] They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place.

Record4–7 (2–6 SoCon)

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OffensivecoordinatorMike O'Cain (3rd season)

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2017 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Wofford $^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 18 Samford ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 19 Furman ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
Western Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	5
Mercer	4	–	4	5	–	6
The Citadel	3	–	5	5	–	6
Chattanooga	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	4	–	7
VMI	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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On December 8, head coach Carl Torbush announced his retirement.^[2] He finished at ETSU with a three-year record of 11–22.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Limestone*	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 31–10	9,530
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at No. 1 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN MA+	L 10–52	17,118
September 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 The Citadel	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	L 25–31	7,544
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Mercer	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 26–23 ^OT	8,022
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 35–56	7,104
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Robert Morris*	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 16–3	8,540
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	L 10–49	8,300
October 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 8 Wofford	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	L 24–31	7,087
November 4	12:00 p.m.	VMI	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 24–6	7,327
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	7C, ESPN3	L 7–42	5,178
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 3–10	8,434
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	3	7	0	10
Buccaneers	7	14	7	3	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	7	3	0	10
No. 1 Dukes	21	7	17	7	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Bulldogs	7	0	7	17	31
Buccaneers	7	7	3	8	25

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bears	0	6	14	0	3	23
Buccaneers	7	3	0	10	6	26

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