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GENERAL INFORMATION GAME #11 | ETSU BUccANEERS (4-6, 2-5) AT CHATTANOOGA MOCS (2-8, 2-5) LOCATION .......................................................................JOHNSON CITY, TENN. SATURDAY, NOV. 18, 2017 • 2PM • CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (FINLEY STADIUM) FOUNDED ...............................................................................................1911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENROLLMENT ...................................................................................... 14,957 GAME COVERAGE... ETSU NICKNAME ........................................................................BUCCANEERS (BUCS) Head Coach .........Carl Torbush ONLINE VIDEO..............................................ESPN3 (WATCHESPN) COLORS ................................................................NAVY BLUE AND OLD GOLD Record @ ETSU ....11-21, 3rd yr .........................................................CHRIS GOFORTH / B.J. COLEMAN STADIUM ....................................... WILLIAM B. GREENE, JR. STADIUM (7,694) Career Record ...... 31-47, 7th yr RADIO ............................... WXSM-AM 640/104.9 NASH ICON AFFILIATION ........................NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION (FCS) ...............................JAY SANDOS / MATT WILHJELM / ROBERT HARPER CHATTANOOGA ONFERENCE OUTHERN C .................................................................................... S ONLINE RADIO .........................................................ETSUBUCS.COM Head Coach .............Tom Arth PRESIDENT .........................................................................DR. BRIAN NOLAND LIVE STATS ..................................................................GOMOCS.COM Record @ UTC ..............2-8, 1st yr ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ...................................................................SCOTT CARTER SERIES HISTORY ............................. CHATTANOOGA LEADS, 21-18-1 Career Record ........42-16, 5th yr ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ...........................................(423) 439-4343 LAST MEETING ............................. UTC 37, ETSU 7 (10/1/2016) FOOTBALL HISTORY CHEDULE FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL........................................................................1920 2017 S DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SERIES STREAK NOTABLE SEASONS OF FOOTBALL ................................................................................83 9/2 LIMESTONE W, 31-10 1-0 W1 ETSU OPENS NEW STADIUM W/ WIN VS. LC ALL-TIME RECORD .....................................................................344-418-27 9/9 AT JAMES MADISON L, 10-52 3-7 L5 JMU SCORES 21 1ST QUARTER POINTS NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (DIV. I) ................................................. 2 9/16 THE CITADEL$ L, 25-31 15-11 L2 CIT OUTSCORES BUCS 24-11 IN 2ND H POSTSEASON RECORD (DIV. I) ................................................................... 2-1 9/23 MERCER$ W, 26-23OT 1-2 W1 HERINK HITS STINSON FOR GW TD BEST FINISH ........................................................................ 1ST (1969 OVC) 9/30 AT FURMAN$ L, 35-56 7-25 L5 HERINK PASSES FOR SCHOOL RECORD 434 YDS LAST APPEARANCE ......................................................1996 (QUARTERFINALS) 10/7 ROBERT MORRIS W, 16-3 1-1 W1 DEFENSE HOLDS RMU TO 211 YARDS 10/14 AT WESTERN CAROLINA$ L, 10-49 22-24-1 L1 WCU OUTSCORES BUCS 42-7 IN 2ND HALF 2016 RECORD .......................................................................................... 5-6 10/21 OPEN WEEK OPEN WEEK 10/28 WOFFORD$ L, 24-31 13-13 L1 BIG PLAYS HAUNT BUCS IN TOUGH SETBACK SOCON ..................................................................................................... 2-6 11/4 VMI$ W, 24-6 14-9 W1 BUCS CLOSE OUT HOME SCHEDULE W/ WIN HOME ........................................................................................................ 4-2 11/11 AT SAMFORD$ L, 7-42 1-4 L1 TURNOVERS HAUNT BUCS IN BIRMINGHAM AWAY ........................................................................................................ 1-4 11/18 AT CHATTANOOGA$ 2PM 21-18-1 L1 BUCS LOOKING FOR FIRST WIN AT UTC SINCE 2000 OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ...................................................10/1 NOTE EFENSIVE TARTERS ETURNING OST D S R /L ..................................................... 9/2 TIMES LISTED IN EASTERN HOME GAMES IN BOLD $ - SOCON GAME SPECIALSTS RETURNING/LOST .................................................................... 5/0 RETURNING PLAYERS ....................................................................................59 ETSU NOTES BASIC OFFENSE .....................................................................................SPREAD BUCS VS. CHATTANOOGA BASIC DEFENSE .......................................................................................... 3-4 Chattanooga leads the all-time series, 21-18-1 … Today marks the 22nd game played in Chattanooga with the Mocs holding a slight 13-8 advantage in the previous 21 COACHING STAFF meetings … The Mocs defeated ETSU, 37-7, last year in Johnson City, while the Bucs’ HEAD COACH ........................................................................... CARL TORBUSH last win over Chattanooga was a 68-7 victory back on Nov. 15, 2003 inside Memorial HEAD COACHING RECORD AT ETSU ..........................11-21 (THIRD SEASON) Center … ETSU’s longest win streak in the series is five straight wins from 1992-96, OVERALL RECORD .....................................................31-47 (SEVEN SEASONS) while Chattanooga’s longest run is a four-game stretch from 1980-83 … The Bucs’ BOWL RECORD ........................................................................................... 2-0 largest win all-time against Chattanooga was the 68-7 victory back in 2003, while the FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE ...................................................(423) 439-4343 Blue and Gold have won seven of the last 11 in the series. BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW COACH ................................................CONTACT SID SEARCHING FOR FIRST SOCON ROAD WIN ASSISTANT COACHES ETSU is looking to post its first SoCon road win since beating Western Carolina, 27-7, MIKE O’CAIN .................................................OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QBS back on Sept. 28, 2002 (the Bucs were without football from 2003-14) ... The Bucs BILLY TAYLOR .......................................DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS have lost their last 14 SoCon road games since that win over the Catamounts ... A win DEWAYNE ALEXANDER ............................................................. OFFENSIVE LINE today in Chattanooga, would mark the Bucs’ first SoCon road win in 5,531 days (15 DARYL DAYE ............................................................................ DEFENSIVE LINE years, 1 month and 22 days). GARY DOWNS ........................................................................ RUNNING BACKS ANTONIO GOSS ......................... CORNERBACKS/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR MIKE RADER .................................RECRUITING COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS KEVIN SHIPLEY ............................................................ TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS DYLAN LEWELLYN ...........................................................OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS DEVIN WHITEHEAD ...................................... GRADUATE ASSISTANT -- OFFENSE JOHN ELLIS DAVIS ....................................... GRADUATE ASSISTANT -- DEFENSE SUPPORT STAFF WE ARE ETSU MATT FORREST ........................................DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS 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 2017-18 season ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should beETSU ... On TV graphics, please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. GAME 11 - CHATTANOOGA www.ETSUBucs.com #ETSUTOUGH MORE ON THE CHATTANOOGA SERIES MEDIA INFORMATION ETSU’s 68 points scored in the 2003 meeting against Chattanooga marked the ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS The ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their questions and re- most points put up by a Buccaneer team in program history … In that game, quest to Buccaneer football. Please contact Assistant Director for Athletic Media Relations Kevin Brown with any Allen Davis returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown, which is the questions about the Bucs. To arrange interviews, please contact Kevin Brown 24 hours in advance. Head Coach third longest interception return in school history … Donnie Abraham had a Carl Torbush will be available for interviews following each practice and following games. Other interviews with 73-yard interception return for a touchdown in the 38-9 win over the Mocs in Coach Torbush and players must be set-up in advance. 1995 … In 1980, Ronnie Horton returned a kickoff 99 yards in the 26-14 set- ETSU ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB back at Chattanooga, which marks the second-longest kickoff return in pro- Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, including updated stats, video and press releases by visiting gram history … Chris Beatty’s 79-yard touchdown pass to David Rockhold www.ETSUBucs.com. helped propel the Bucs to a 27-24 win over the Mocs in 1992 – that pass