GENERAL INFORMATION GAME #3 | ETSU BUccANEERS (1-1) VS VMI KEYDETS (1-1) LOCATION .......................................................................JOHNSON CITY, TENN. SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 • 7:30PM • JOHNSON CITY, TENN. (WILLIAM B. GREENE, JR. STADIUM) FOUNDED ...............................................................................................1911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETSU ENROLLMENT ...................................................................................... 14,957 GAME COVERAGE... NICKNAME ........................................................................BUCCANEERS (BUCS) Head Coach ......Randy Sanders ONLINE STREAM .................................................................... ESPN+ COLORS ................................................................NAVY BLUE AND OLD GOLD Record @ ETSU .......9-5, 2nd yr .............................DAVID JACKSON / MARK HUTSELL / KASEY MARLER STADIUM ....................................... WILLIAM B. GREENE, JR. STADIUM (7,694) Career Record ..................SAME RADIO ............................... WXSM-AM 640/104.9 NASH ICON AFFILIATION ........................NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION (FCS) ...............................JAY SANDOS / MATT WILHJELM / ROBERT HARPER VMI CONFERENCE.................................................................................... SOUTHERN ONLINE RADIO ......ETSUBUCS.COM (BUCCANEER SPORTS NETWORK) Head Coach Scott Wachenheim PRESIDENT .........................................................................DR. BRIAN NOLAND LIVE STATS ......................................................................NCAA.COM Record @ VMI ............7-39, 5th yr THLETIC IRECTOR COTT ARTER A D ...................................................................S C SERIES HISTORY .................................................. ETSU LEADS, 15-9 Career Record ...................SAME ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ...........................................(423) 439-4343 LAST MEETING ......................ETSU 27, VMI 24 (SEPT. 14, 2018) FOOTBALL HISTORY CHEDULE FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL........................................................................1920 2019 S DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SERIES STREAK NOTABLE SEASONS OF FOOTBALL ................................................................................85 8/31 AT APPALACHIAN STATE L, 42-7 13-33-1 L7 FIRST MEETING IN 16 YEARS ALL-TIME RECORD .....................................................................353-424-27 9/7 SHORTER W, 48-10 1-0 W1 BUCS HAVE WON 3 STRAIGHT HOME OPENERS SOCON TITLES ..................................................................................1 (2018) 9/14 VMI$ 7:30PM 15-9 W2 ETSU BEGINS DEFENSE OF SOCON TITLE NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (DIV. I) ................................................. 2 9/21 AUSTIN PEAY 7:30PM 14-12-2 L4 FIRST MEETING SINCE 1978 POSTSEASON RECORD (DIV. I) ................................................................... 2-2 9/28 AT FURMAN$ 1:00PM 8-25 W1 SOCON ROAD OPENER BEST FINISH ........................................................................ 1ST (1969 OVC) 10/5 WOFFORD$ 3:30PM 13-14 L8 BUCS SEEKING TO SNAP LOSING STREAK LAST APPEARANCE ......................................................... 2018 (FIRST ROUND) 10/12 OPEN 10/17 AT CHATTANOOGA$ 7:00PM 19-22-1 W1 THURSDAY NIGHT CONTEST 10/26 AT SAMFORD$ 1:00PM 1-5 L2 --- 2018 RECORD .......................................................................................... 8-4 11/2 THE CITADEL$ 3:30PM 17-10 W1 HOMECOMING SOCON ..................................................................................................... 6-2 11/9 AT WESTERN CAROLINA$ 3:30PM 23-24-1 W1 --- HOME ........................................................................................................ 5-1 11/16 MERCER$ 1:00PM 2-2 W2 SENIOR DAY AWAY ........................................................................................................ 3-3 11/23 AT VANDERBILT TBA 0-0 -- FIRST EVER MEETING OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ..................................................... 4/7 DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ..................................................... 8/3 NOTE SPECIALSTS RETURNING/LOST .................................................................... 2/5 TIMES LISTED IN EASTERN HOME GAMES IN BOLD $ - SOCON GAME RETURNING LETTERMEN................................................................................27 BASIC OFFENSE .....................................................................................SPREAD BASIC DEFENSE .......................................................................................... 3-4 ETSU NOTES SETTING A TREND COACHING STAFF The Bucs are fresh off a historic season in 2018 featuring a 6-2 mark in conference play, giving HEAD COACH .........................................................................RANDY SANDERS the Bucs a share of the Southern Conference title in just their third season since returning to the SoCon. The Bucs’ eight wins in 2018 season were the third-most in program history, with the HEAD COACHING RECORD AT ETSU ............................9-5 (SECOND SEASON) most wins coming in 1969 and 1996 when those ETSU teams finished with 10 victories. Most OVERALL RECORD .........................................................9-5 (SECOND SEASON) impressive is the fact that six of the eight wins came by three points or less in each game. The FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE ...................................................(423) 439-4343 first of those impressive run of conference victories...VMI on Sept. 14, 2018. Exactly one year BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW COACH ................................................CONTACT SID ago to the day, the Bucs pulled out a narrow three-point victory over the Keydets in a game that featured turnover after turnover. The win showed the Bucs how to get the job done in ASSISTANT COACHES close games, setting a trend for ETSU in its winning ways. The Blue & Gold would go on to win MIKE RADER ..................................OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS six games by a combined 16 points. The other two victories for ETSU were 21-and-45-point BILLY TAYLOR .......................................DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS victories in lopsided affairs. BRYAN STORK ................................................................................TIGHT ENDS BUCS’ HISTORICAL SEASON STEVE BROWN ...................................................................... DEFENSIVE BACKS ETSU football enjoyed a historical season as its eight wins last year were the third-most in DARYL DAYE ............................DEFENSIVE LINE/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR single-season history … The Bucs’ single-season record for wins is 10, which was set in 1969 and GARY DOWNS .............................RUNNING BACKS/ RECRUITING COORDINATOR 1996 … ETSU’s six SoCon wins were also the most since the 1996 team finished 7-1. DYLAN LEWELLYN ...........................................................OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS MATT MCCUTCHAN ................................................................ OFFENSIVE LINE PRICE PARTRICK ..............................QUARTERBACKS/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS COLLINS UKWU ......................................................................DEFENSIVE ENDS DALLAS DICKEY .................................................OFFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL JOHN ELLIS DAVIS .............................................DEFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL WE ARE ETSU SUPPORT STAFF ALLAN JOHNSON .................................. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH NATHAN BARGER ..........................ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR SPORTS MEDICINE The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broad- ROGER HAMMONS ......................................................... EQUIPMENT MANAGER cast media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” throughout the 2019-20 season ... East HUNTER PARKER ...... VIDEO COORDINATOR/OPERATIONS GRADUATE ASSISTANT Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics, please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. 2018 SOCON CHAMPIONS www.ETSUBucs.com #ETSUTOUGH JUST ONE MORE MEDIA INFORMATION Redshirt-sophomore quarterback Trey Mitchell received the nod for his first collegiate ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS start, stepping in for the injured Chance Thrasher. Mitchell did not disappoint in his first The ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their questions and collegiate start, finishing 14-of-15 for 173 yards and two touchdowns. At one point, requests to Buccaneer football. Please contact Assistant Director for Athletic Media Relations David Fox with Mitchell was 14-for-14 and eyeing down Austin Herink’s program record of 15 consecu- any questions about the Bucs. To arrange interviews, please contact David Fox 24 hours in advance. Head Coach tive passes completed to open a game. However, Mitchell’s 15th pass of the game was Randy Sanders will be available for interviews following each practice and following games. Other interviews thrown behind the ETSU receiver, resulting in his first interception for the season. Still, with Randy Sanders and players must be set-up in advance. Mitchell’s number’s impressed as he boosted his season completion percentage to 76.5 percent, ranking second in all