1999 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1999 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1999 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     13 2  
No. 9 Appalachian State ^   7 1     9 3  
No. 12 Furman ^   7 1     9 3  
Wofford   5 3     6 5  
  4 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   3 5     5 6  
Western Carolina   2 6     3 8  
The Citadel   1 7     2 9  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1999 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2The CitadelW 28–107,049[1]
September 11West Virginia Tech*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 61–0[2]
September 181:00 p.m.at VMINo. 25W 26–177,149[3]
September 25Western CarolinaNo. 20
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 38–105,448[4]
October 2at No. 3 Appalachian StateNo. 13L 19–2324,343[5]
October 16Liberty*No. 13
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 24–128,467[6]
October 23at No. 14 FurmanNo. 13L 48–2112,572[7][8]
October 30No. 4 Georgia SouthernNo. 19
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 6–555,953[9]
November 61:30 p.m.at WoffordL 14–386,816[10]
November 132:00 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 28–145,019[11]
November 20at Middle Tennessee*L 7–249,231[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bucs beat Bulldogs 28–10". Bristol Herald Courier. September 3, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bucs rip Golden Bears". Elizabethton Star. September 12, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucs come out flat, but finally shake off VMI". Johnson City Press. September 19, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rare start: Bucs open season 4–0". Johnson City Press. September 26, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucs go to wire, and then some". Johnson City Press. October 3, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs smother Flames, 24–12". Kingsport Times-News. October 17, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Paladins show who's the real SoCon power". Johnson City Press. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Furman 48, East Tennessee St. 21". The Herald. October 24, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eagles claw Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. October 31, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terriers manhandle sputtering Buccaneers". Johnson City Press. November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Second-half surge keys ETSU victory". Elizabethton Star. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bucs put up a fight but fall to Blue Raiders". Kingsport Times-News. November 21, 1999. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.