GENERAL INFORMATION GAME #2 | ETSU BUccANEERS (1-0) AT TENNESSEE VOLS (0-1) LOCATION .......................................................................JOHNSON CITY, TENN. SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2018 • 4PM • KNOXVILLE, TENN. (NEYLAND STADIUM) FOUNDED ...............................................................................................1911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENROLLMENT ...................................................................................... 14,957 GAME COVERAGE... ETSU NICKNAME ........................................................................BUCCANEERS (BUCS) Head Coach ......Randy Sanders TV ...............................................................................SEC NETWORK COLORS ................................................................NAVY BLUE AND OLD GOLD Record @ ETSU ........1-0, 1st yr .......................TAYLOR ZARZOUR / MATT STINCHCOMB / KRIS BUDDEN 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 TENNESSEE ONFERENCE OUTHERN C .................................................................................... S ONLINE RADIO ......ETSUBUCS.COM (BUCCANEER SPORTS NETWORK) Head Coach ....... Jeremy Pruitt PRESIDENT .........................................................................DR. BRIAN NOLAND LIVE STATS .................................. UTSPORTS.COM (STATBROADCAST) Record @ UT ........................0-1 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ...................................................................SCOTT CARTER SERIES HISTORY ................................................. FIRST EVER MEETING Career Record ...................SAME ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ...........................................(423) 439-4343 LAST MEETING .................................................................................-- FOOTBALL HISTORY CHEDULE FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL........................................................................1920 2018 S DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SERIES STREAK NOTABLE SEASONS OF FOOTBALL ................................................................................84 9/1 MARS HILL W, 28-7 8-2-1 W4 BUCS SCORE 28 UNANSWERED POINTS ALL-TIME RECORD .....................................................................345-419-27 9/8 AT TENNESSEE 4 P.M. 0-0 -- ETSU MAKES FIRST TRIP TO NEYLAND STADIUM NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (DIV. I) ................................................. 2 9/15 AT VMI$ 1:30 P.M. 14-9 W1 BUCS EYE FIRST SOCON ROAD WIN POSTSEASON RECORD (DIV. I) ................................................................... 2-1 9/22 FURMAN$ 7:30 P.M. 7-25 L5 ETSU BEGINS 3-GAME HOME STRETCH BEST FINISH ........................................................................ 1ST (1969 OVC) 9/29 CHATTANOOGA$ 7:30 P.M. 21-19-1 L2 BUCS, MOCS BATTLE IN RIVALRY GAME LAST APPEARANCE ......................................................1996 (QUARTERFINALS) 10/6 GARDNER-WEBB 3:30 P.M. 1-2 L2 BULLDOGS VISIT JC FOR HOMECOMING 10/13 AT THE CITADEL$ 2 P.M. 15-11 L2 ETSU GEARS UP FOR 2-GAME ROAD SWING 2017 RECORD .......................................................................................... 4-7 10/20 AT WOFFORD$ 1:30 P.M. 13-13 L2 BUCS LOOK TO SPOIL WOFFORD’S HOMECOMING 10/27 WESTERN CAROLINA$ 3:30 P.M. 22-24-1 L1 WCU MAKES FIRST VISIT TO GREENE STDM SOCON ..................................................................................................... 2-6 11/3 AT MERCER$ 3 P.M. 1-2 W1 BUCS DOWN BEARS IN OT A YEAR AGO HOME ........................................................................................................ 4-2 11/10 OPEN OPEN AWAY ........................................................................................................ 0-5 11/17 SAMFORD$ 1 P.M. 1-4 L1 BUCS EYE 5TH HOME SEASON FINALE WIN OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ..................................................... 7/4 NOTE EFENSIVE TARTERS ETURNING OST D S R /L ..................................................... 8/3 TIMES LISTED IN EASTERN HOME GAMES IN BOLD $ - SOCON GAME SPECIALSTS RETURNING/LOST .................................................................... 4/0 RETURNING LETTERMEN................................................................................50 ETSU NOTES BASIC OFFENSE .....................................................................................SPREAD BUCS VS. TENNESSEE BASIC DEFENSE .......................................................................................... 3-4 Saturday marks the first-ever meeting between ETSU and Tennessee, which are separated by only 109 miles … In February of 2015, ETSU announced the Buccaneers COACHING STAFF will play Tennessee … ETSU will earn a game guarantee of $500,000 for playing the HEAD COACH .........................................................................RANDY SANDERS Volunteers. HEAD COACHING RECORD AT ETSU ................................1-0 (FIRST SEASON) OVERALL RECORD ....................................................................................SAME MORE FUTURE OPPONENTS FOR THE BUCS FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE ...................................................(423) 439-4343 In addition to playing Tennessee in 2018, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW COACH ................................................CONTACT SID Athletics announced on April 8, 2016, that the Buccaneers will be playing both Van- derbilt and Appalachian State starting in 2019 ... The Bucs will also play at Vanderbilt ASSISTANT COACHES in 2021 and at Appalachian State in 2024 ... ETSU also announced in June of 2016 MIKE RADER ..................................OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS that the Blue and Gold will travel to Athens in 2020 to take on Georgia in Sanford BILLY TAYLOR .......................................DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS Stadium ... The Buccaneers will earn a game guarantee of $550,000 against Georgia RYAN BECKER.................................................................................TIGHT ENDS … ETSU will also play North Carolina in 2022. STEVE BROWN ...................................................................... DEFENSIVE BACKS DARYL DAYE ............................DEFENSIVE LINE/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR GARY DOWNS .............................RUNNING BACKS/ RECRUITING COORDINATOR 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 DYLAN WIEGER ................................................................... STUDENT ASSITANT 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- KELLEN BEWSEY ............................................................. EQUIPMENT MANAGER cast media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” throughout the 2018-19 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. GAME 2 - TENNESSEE www.ETSUBucs.com #ETSUTOUGH RECAPPING THE SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER MARS HILL MEDIA INFORMATION ETSU opened the 2018 season with a 28-7 win over Mars Hill in front of a ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS The ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their questions and re- sellout crowd (8,518) last Saturday at Greene Stadium … ETSU out-gained quest to Buccaneer football. Please contact Assistant Director for Athletic Media Relations Kevin Brown with any Mars Hill 511 to 263, while holding the Lions to 4-of-14 on third down and questions about the Bucs. To arrange interviews, please contact Kevin Brown 24 hours in advance. Head Coach 0-of-3 on fourth down … The Bucs threw for 273 yards and rushed for 238, Randy Sanders will be available for interviews following each practice and following games. Other interviews resulting in eight yards per play … The Bucs’ 511 yards of total offense was with Randy Sanders and players must be set-up in advance. the most since posting 574 in the win over Kentucky Wesleyan back on Nov. ETSU ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB 21, 2015 … The 238 rushing yards were the most by a Buccaneer team since Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, including updated stats, video and press releases by visiting totaling 323 in a win over West Virginia Wesleyan back on Oct. 20, 2016 … www.ETSUBucs.com. After allowing Mars Hill to go 11 plays for 73 yards and a touchdown on its TUNE INTO THE BUCCANEERS first possession, the Buccaneer defense