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GENERAL INFORMATION GAME #7 ETSU BUccANEERS (2-4) VS. WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN BOBCATS (2-5) LOCATION .......................................................................JOHNSON CITY, TENN. THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 2016 • 7:30PM • JOHNSON CITY, TENN. (KERMIT TIPTON STADIUM) FOUNDED ...............................................................................................1911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENROLLMENT ...................................................................................... 14,957 GAME COVERAGE... ETSU NICKNAME ........................................................................BUCCANEERS (BUCS) Head Coach .........Carl Torbush OLORS AVY LUE AND LD OLD Record @ ETSU .....4-13, 2nd yr C ................................................................N B O G ONLINE VIDEO...............................SOCON DIGITAL NETWORK STADIUM ......................................................KERMIT TIPTON STADIUM (6,212) Career Record ...... 24-39, 6th yr RADIO ...WXSM-AM 640 (JAY SANDOS/Matt Wilhjelm) AFFILIATION ........................NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION (FCS) ONLINE RADIO .............................................ETSUBUCS.COM WEST VA. WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.................................................................................... SOUTHERN Head Coach ............Del Smith LIVE STATS ..................... ETSUBUCS.COM (STATBROADCAST) PRESIDENT .........................................................................DR. BRIAN NOLAND Record @ Furman ........2-5, 1st yr SERIES HISTORY .....................................FIRST-EVER MEETING ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ........................................................DR. RICHARD SANDER Career Record ................... Same ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ...........................................(423) 439-4343 LAST MEETING ................................................................N/A FOOTBALL HISTORY FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL........................................................................1920 2016 SCHEDULE SEASONS OF FOOTBALL ................................................................................81 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SERIES STREAK LAST MEETING ALL-TIME RECORD .....................................................................337-410-27 9/3 KENNESAW STATE W, 20-17 2OT 1-1 W1 JERMAN’S GW FG LIFTS BUCS TO VICTORY NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (DIV. I) ................................................. 2 9/10 OPEN WEEK POSTSEASON RECORD (DIV. I) ................................................................... 2-1 9/17 WESTERN CAROLINA (@BMS) W, 34-31 22-23-1 W1 BUCS RALLY FROM 18 DOWN TO BEAT WCU BEST FINISH ........................................................................ 1ST (1969 OVC) 9/24 AT WOFFORD L, 0-31 13-12 L6 BUCS HELD TO 76 YARDS IN LOSS AT WOFFORD LAST APPEARANCE ......................................................1996 (QUARTERFINALS) 10/1 CHATTANOOGA L, 7-37 18-21-1 L1 UTC SCORES 31 STRAIGHT PTS TO EARN WIN 10/8 AT VMI L, 7-37 13-9 L1 BUCS COMMIT 9 PENALTIES IN LOSS AT VMI 2015 RECORD .......................................................................................... 2-9 10/15 FURMAN L, 7-52 7-24 L4 FURMAN SCORES ON ALL EIGHT POSSESSIONS 10/20 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN 7:30PM -- -- FIRST-EVER MEETING HOME ........................................................................................................ 2-4 10/29 AT CITADEL 2PM 15-9 W1 NOV. 22, 2003 (W, 16-13) AWAY ........................................................................................................ 0-5 11/5 AT MERCER 3PM 0-1 L1 OCT. 17, 2015 (L, 0-52) FFENSIVE TARTERS ETURNING OST O S R /L ...................................................11/0 11/12 CUMBERLAND (HOMECOMING) 1PM 6-1 W6 W, 25-0 (1947) DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ...................................................11/0 11/19 SAMFORD 3:30PM 0-3 L3 SEPT. 14, 1991 (W,31-6) SPECIALSTS RETURNING/LOST .................................................................... 4/0 NOTE RETURNING PLAYERS ....................................................................................45 TIMES LISTED IN EASTERN HOME GAMES IN BOLD BASIC OFFENSE .....................................................................................SPREAD BASIC DEFENSE .......................................................................................... 3-4 ETSU NOTES BUCS BACK IN SOCON COACHING STAFF After a 13-year hiatus, the ETSU football team makes its return to the Southern Con- HEAD COACH ........................................................................... CARL TORBUSH ference this season … The Bucs - who played as an FCS Independent a year ago - are HEAD COACHING RECORD AT ETSU ...............................4-13 (2ND SEASON) now a member of the SoCon in 2016 … ETSU did not field a FCS football program from OVERALL RECORD ..........................................................24-39 (SIX SEASONS) 2004-14. BOWL RECORD ........................................................................................... 2-0 FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE ...................................................(423) 439-4343 SERIES HISTORY BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW COACH ................................................CONTACT SID Today marks the first-ever meeting between ETSU and West Virginia Wesleyan. ASSISTANT COACHES THIS DATE IN ETSU HISTORY MIKE O’CAIN .................................................OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QBS Today marks the sixth time ETSU has played on this date in program history … The BILLY TAYLOR .......................................DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS Bucs are 2-3 all-time in games played on Oct. 20 … ETSU’s last game played on this date came in 2001 when the Blue and Gold lost at No. 3 Furman, 31-6 … The Bucs beat SCOTT BRUMETT ...................................................................... DEFENSIVE LINE Valdosta State, 37-22, in 1990 and defeated SE Louisiana, 31-3, in 1979. GARY DOWNS ........................................................................ RUNNING BACKS TEDDY GAINES .................................................................................... SAFETIES ANTONIO GOSS ......................... CORNERBACKS/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR ERIK LOSEY .............................................................................. OFFENSIVE LINE MIKE RADER .................................RECRUITING COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS KEVIN SHIPLEY ............................................................ TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS DYLAN LEWELLYN ...........................................................OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS DAVID ROOP ................................................... OFFENSE GRADUATE ASSISTANT SUPPORT STAFF ANDREW SIMS .........................................DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS WE ARE ETSU 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- cast media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” throughout the 2016-17 season ... East 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. WEST VA. WESLEYAN NOTES www.ETSUBucs.com #ETSUTOUGH ABOUT WVWC MEDIA INFORMATION West Virginia Wesleyan is coming into Thursday’s game with a 2-5 record, but ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS the Bobcats are coming off a 21-20 win at Urbana on Saturday … West Virginia The ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their Wesleyan had lost three straight games prior to Saturday’s win … Three of questions and request to Buccaneer football. Please contact Assistant Director for Athletic Media West Virginia Wesleyan’s five losses have been by four points or less (L, 31-28 to Relations Kevin Brown with any questions about the Bucs. Glenville State, 20-17 vs. Concord and 28-24 at West Liberty) … West Virginia ETSU ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB Wesleyan’s two wins have come on the road (21-20 at Urbana on Saturday and 35-14 at West Virginia State on Sept. 17) … The Bobcats are averaging Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, including updated stats, video and press 365.4 yards of total offense (200.9 passing and 164.6 rushing) and 22 points releases by visiting www.ETSUBucs.com. per game … Defensively, West Virginia Wesleyan is allowing 391.4 yards per TUNE INTO THE BUCCANEERS game (263.7 passing/127.7 rushing) and 24.4 points per game … WWVC is led The Buccaneer Sports Network (BSN) is once again ready for another exciting year of broadcast- by senior all-conference tailback Michael Anderson … Anderson has 1,073 ing as WXSM-AM 640 The Extreme Sports Monster and 104.9 NASH Icon are set to carry football rushing yards (197 carries) and eight rushing touchdowns this season … broadcasts of the BSN during the 2016 season. The BSN will also provide unlimited streaming audio Anderson is averaging 153.3 rushing yards per game and 5.4 yards per carry … through the athletics web site, ETSUBucs.com, giving ETSU a worldwide reach. For home games, the He also leads the team with 21 receptions … Overall, Anderson has accounted Buccaneer Sports Network audio will also be a part of the live video stream through the Southern for 1,213 of 2,558 yards on offense and has nine of the team’s 18 touchdowns