GENERAL INFORMATION GAME #5 | ETSU BUccANEERS (2-2, 0-1) AT #15/16 FURMAN PALADINS (2-2, 1-0) LOCATION .......................................................................JOHNSON CITY, TENN. SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 • 1:00PM • GREENVILLE, S.C. (PALADIN STADIUM) FOUNDED ...............................................................................................1911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETSU ENROLLMENT ...................................................................................... 14,957 GAME COVERAGE... NICKNAME ........................................................................BUCCANEERS (BUCS) Head Coach ......Randy Sanders ONLINE STREAM .................................... ESPN+/NEXSTAR NETWORK COLORS ................................................................NAVY BLUE AND OLD GOLD Record @ ETSU .....10-6, 2nd yr ...............................PETE YANITY (PXP) & JARED SINGLETON (COLOR) 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 Furman CONFERENCE.................................................................................... SOUTHERN ONLINE RADIO ......ETSUBUCS.COM (BUCCANEER SPORTS NETWORK) Head Coach .........Clay Hendrix PRESIDENT .........................................................................DR. BRIAN NOLAND LIVE STATS ....................................................... FURMANPALADINS.COM Record @ Furman .... 16-11, 3rd yr THLETIC IRECTOR COTT ARTER A D ...................................................................S C SERIES HISTORY ............................................... FURMAN LEADS, 25-8 Career Record ...................SAME ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ...........................................(423) 439-4343 LAST MEETING ................ETSU 29, FURMAN 27 (SEPT. 22, 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 .....................................................................354-425-27 9/7 SHORTER W, 48-10 1-0 W1 BUCS HAVE WON 3 STRAIGHT HOME OPENERS SOCON TITLES ..................................................................................1 (2018) 9/14 VMI$ L, 31-24 (OT) 15-10 L1 SNAPPED TWO-GAME WINNING STREAK VS. VMI NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (DIV. I) ................................................. 2 9/21 AUSTIN PEAY W, 20-14 15-12-2 W1 BUCS WON 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 COACH TO CURE MD COACHING STAFF On Saturday, Sept. 28, ETSU Football will be one of more than 500 universities taking part in HEAD COACH .........................................................................RANDY SANDERS the Coach to Cure MD campaign. The ETSU coaching staff will be wearing shoulder patches on the sidelines to help raise awareness of the program during the game against Furman in HEAD COACHING RECORD AT ETSU .........................10-6 (SECOND SEASON) Greenville, S.C. Now in its 11th year, Coach to Cure MD seeks to raise awareness and money OVERALL RECORD ......................................................10-6 (SECOND SEASON) to fund research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most prolific lethal genetic disorder FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE ...................................................(423) 439-4343 of childhood. Over the last 11 years, Coach to Cure MD has raised over $2.1 million and every BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW COACH ................................................CONTACT SID dollar has helped advance promising research, which led to two drug approvals for Duchenne in 2016. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed ASSISTANT COACHES during childhood. The disease affects approximately 1 in 5,000 boys worldwide crossing all cul- MIKE RADER ..................................OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS tures and races. Due to its progressiveness, those living with Duchenne will need the assistance BILLY TAYLOR .......................................DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS of a wheelchair in their adolescence, will lose upper body function in their teens and sadly lose BRYAN STORK ................................................................................TIGHT ENDS their battle with Duchenne around the mid-twenties. Duchenne is 100% fatal, but since Coach to Cure MD in September 2016, two drugs have been approved in the U.S. by the FDA with STEVE BROWN ...................................................................... DEFENSIVE BACKS additional therapies currently under review. Fans can support the ETSU coaching staff in the DARYL DAYE ............................DEFENSIVE LINE/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR fight against Duchenne by either contributing online at www.CoachToCureMD.org or by texting GARY DOWNS .............................RUNNING BACKS/ RECRUITING COORDINATOR the word CURE to 501501 and donate $25. When texting, you will receive a message back two DYLAN LEWELLYN ...........................................................OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS seconds later asking you to confirm your donation and then just reply to this message with the MATT MCCUTCHAN ................................................................ OFFENSIVE LINE word YES and you will receive another text back thanking you for your donation. The $25 will be 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 added to your next phone bill under a donation line and you will never have to enter MEDIA INFORMATION your credit card or debit card information. ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS The ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their questions and MAKING THE TREK requests to Buccaneer football. Please contact Assistant Director for Athletic Media Relations David Fox with After three consecutive home games at Greene Stadium, the Bucs will finally take to the any questions about the Bucs. To arrange interviews, please contact David Fox 24 hours in advance. Head Coach road for the first time since August 31 when ETSU kicked off the season at Appalachian Randy Sanders will be available for interviews following each practice and following games. Other