2001 EAST TENNESSEE STATE BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME 10 vs. NOV. 17, 2001 * 1:30 P.M. East Tennessee State GIBBS STADIUM (13,000) * SPARTANBURG,S.C. Wofford Buccaneers Terriers (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) (3-6, 2-4 SoCon) This Week: East Tennessee State returns to the road for its final two games of the 2001 season, first taking on Wofford... It will be the first of two games in five days for GodBless the Bucs, as they also take on VMI on Thanksgiving Day ... ETSU won its third straight game last week, downing in-state rival Chattanooga, 32-10... It is the first America time since the start of the 1999 season when the Bucs won four straight, that the team has won three in a row ... The 32 points against UTC was the most scored by ETSU this season ... During the three-game win streak the Bucs have outscored their On the Air opponents by a 77-26 margin ... A win against Wofford this week will clinch a winning Radio: WJCW-AM (910 AM) season for the Bucs ... It would be a third straight winning season for ETSU, some- thing that has not been done since 1952-55 when the Bucs had four straight winning seasons ... ETSU will be looking for its second straight road win against the Terriers ... The Bucs are 1-3 away from the Mini-Dome this season. Announcers: Play-by-Play -- Chip Kessler vs. Wofford: This will be the 22nd meeting between East Tennessee State and Wofford Color -- Scott Robertson in a series that began in 1957 ... The Bucs hold a 13-8 edge in the series ... Wofford has won the last two games in the series and three of the last five, including a 35-31 win last season in the Memorial Center ... Since the two have been members of the SoCon together, the series is tied at 2-2 ... The last win for ETSU in Spartanburg was 2001 SCHEDULE/RESULTS back in 1997 when the Bucs took a 31-28 win ... ETSU owns a 6-3 edge in the series E AST TENNESSEE STATE (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) in games at Wofford ... The two squads have put up a lot of points in the last four meetings since both have been SoCon members, with an average of 61.5 points Sept. 1 at Pittsburgh L, 0-31 scored in each contest. Sept. 8 GARDNER-WEBB W,30-17 Sept. 22 W.CAROLINA* L, 6-20 Sept. 29 at Appalachian St.* L, 21-33 The Coaches: East Tennessee State head coach Paul Hamilton is in his fifth year at Oct. 4 THE CITADEL* W,23-21 ETSU and as head coach and is 28-25 (.528) with the Bucs ... He is 19-19 (.500) in Oct. 20 at Furman* L, 6-31 Southern Conference games ... Hamilton is 2-2 against Wofford ... The Terriers head Oct. 27 GA.SOUTHERN* W,19-16 Nov. 3 at Charleston So. W,26-0 coach, Mike Ayers, is in his 14th season with Wofford and sports an 80-71-1 (.530) Nov. 10 CHATTANOOGA* W,32-10 record there ... In his 17th season overall as a head coach, he is 91-92-2 (.497) overall Nov. 17atWoffor d* 1:30 p.m. ... Ayers is 3-3 against ETSU. Nov. 22 at VMI* Noon Terrier Ties: There are a lot of ties between Wofford and East Tennessee State, W OFFORD (3-6, 2-4 SOCON) beginning with the two head coaches. Paul Hamilton was an assistant at Wofford for two seasons (1988-89) under Mike Ayers. Ayers first three seasons as a head coach Sept. 8 at Clemson L, 14-38 were with the Bucs (1985-87) when he posted a 11-21-1 record. Ayers was also an Sept. 22 CHARLESTON SO. W,35-10 Sept. 29 at Chattanooga* L, 26-29 assistant with ETSU from 1983-84. Terrier assistant coach Wade Lang was an ETSU Oct. 6 VMI* W, 59-14 assistant from 1985-87, while Bucs linebackers coach Billy Taylor was an assistant Oct. 13 at Western Carolina* L, 28-31 at Wofford from 1991-96. Wofford assistant Thomas Neel graduated from ETSU and Oct. 20 APPALACHIAN STATE* L, 23-34 Oct. 27 at The Citadel* W,13-0 Nov. 3 at South Carolina L, 14-38 Sports Information Contacts Nov. 10 at Furman* L, 14-45 East Tennessee State Wofford Nov. 17 E. TENNESSEE ST.* 1:30 p.m. Phil Hess Mark Cohen Nov. 24 GA.SOUTHERN* 1:30 p.m. Office 423-439-4220 864-597-4093 * - Southern Conference Games Fax 423-439-6138 864-597-4129 Email [email protected] [email protected] Department of Athletic Media Relations Box 70641 • Johnson City, Tenn., 37614 • Phone: (423) 439-4220 • Fax: (423) 439-6138 www.ETSUBucs.com • Athletic Hotline: (423) 439-7104 was an administrative assistant for the Bucs in 1997. Another The Last Time that ETSU... Terrier assistant, Jack Teachey, was a tight end at for the Bucs Won a game in OT ................. Oct. 24, 1998: ETSU 22, Furman 19 (87-90) ETSU director of athletic media relations, Phil Hess, Lost a game in OT ... Sept. 26, 1998: Western Carolina 31, ETSU 24 served as an assistant SID and assistant women’s basketball Scored 40-49 points ..... Nov. 21, 1998: ETSU 41, Charleston So. 29 coach at Wofford for two seasons (1992-94) and helped guide Scored 50-59 points ....... Nov. 18, 2000: ETSU 55, Charleston So. 7 the Terriers to their only NCAA Tournament appearance in 1994. Scored 60+ points .......... Sept. 11, 1999: ETSU 61, West Va. Tech 0 Palmetto Power: ETSU’s roster is dotted with players from Allowed 40-49 points ....... Oct. 28, 2000: Ga. Southern 42, ETSU 7 South Carolina, with a number of them playing a big part in the Allowed 50-59 points ....... Oct. 30, 1999: Ga. Southern 55, ETSU 6 fortunes of the Bucs this season. Corey Carter (Greenwood) Allowed 60+ points .....................Sept. 5, 1998: Miami 66, ETSU 7 leads the team in rushing and Con Chellis (Summerville) is Scored less than 10 points ....... Oct. 20, 2001: Furman 31, ETSU 6 the team’s top-kicker. Two starters on the offensive line, Lonnie Held without a TD .................. Oct. 20, 2001: Furman 31, ETSU 6 Nettles (Walterboro) and Leon Buchanan (Williamston) hail Shutout an Opponent ..... Nov. 3, 2001: ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 from S.C. as well. On defense the team has three starters from Shutout a Non-Conference Opponent .....................Nov. 3, 2001: across the state line in Montreal Harkley (Hanahan), An- ............................................................................ ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 drew Simmons (Goose Creek) and Allen Davis (Mullins). In Shutout an Opponent on Road ................................. Nov. 3, 2001: all there are 15 players on the ETSU roster from South Caro- ............................................................................ ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 lina. Was Shutout ...........................Sept. 1, 2001: Pittsburgh 31, ETSU 0 Last Time Against Wofford: Wofford’s Shaun Fogle rushed Was Shutout in Non-Conference Game ....................................... for 193 carries on five carries and tallied three touchdowns to .......................................................... Sept. 1, 2001: Pittsburgh 31, ETSU 0 lead the Terriers in a 35-31 win. Was Shutout at Home ...... Sept. 21, 1985: Chattanooga 12, ETSU 0 The Bucs took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards on Rushed for 200+ yards ........ Nov. 18, 2000 (244 vs. Charleston So.) 16 plays, culminating in a one-yard touchdown run by fresh- Passed for 300+ yards ................... Nov. 4, 2000 (307 vs. Wofford) man Corey Carter at 7:28 of the first quarter. Rushed for less than 150 yards ..................................................... The game remained 7-0 until a botched punt by ETSU set ............................................................. Nov. 10, 2001 (58 vs. Chattanooga) up the Terriers at the Buccaneer 13-yard line in the second Rushed for less than 100 yards ..................................................... quarter. It took Wofford three plays to move 13 yards, finishing ............................................................. Nov. 10, 2001 (58 vs. Chattanooga) the scoring drive with a two-yard plunge by Tony Hudson at Passed for less than 150 yards ...................................................... 10:08. ............................................... Nov. 3, 2001 (142 vs. Charleston Southern) ETSU answered with an 80-yard, eight-play drive to recap- Passed for less than 100 yards ...................................................... ture a seven-point lead, 14-7. The Bucs wouldn’t hold the lead ..................................................... Sept. 22, 2001 (83 vs. Western Carolina) for long when Fogle raced 62 yards on the option and into the Allowed less than 150 yards rushing ......................Nov. 10, 2001 end zone. .........................................................................................(77 vs. Chattanooga) After a Todd Wells interception, Wofford took the lead for Allowed less than 200 yards rushing ......................Nov. 10, 2001 the first time in the game when Ben Foster scored on a three- .........................................................................................(77 vs. Chattanooga) yard off-tackle play. Allowed less than 200 yards passing ...................... Nov. 10, 2001 Just before the half, Wells completed three passes, his ...................................................................................... (163 vs. Chattanooga) last a four-yard score to Cecil Moore. Allowed less than 100 yards passing ...................... Oct. 27, 2001 On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Wofford’s Fogle slithered through the defense and ran 78 yards ............................................................................... (64 vs. Georgia Southern) down the left sideline to give the Terriers a 28-21 lead at 14:38 of the third quarter. Another tie was forced when Corey Carter scored his sec- ond one-yard touchdown of the afternoon at 2:44 of the third quarter to knot the game 28-28. Con Chellis booted a 35-yard Following ETSU’s 2001 Opponents field goal that gave the Bucs a 31-28 lead at 9:36 of the fourth quarter. 2000 2001 Next Game Fogle scampered 35 yards into the end zone to put the Pittsburgh 7-5 4-5 at West Virginia (Nov.