2002 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2002 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 14 Wofford   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 9 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
VMI   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
  2 – 6     4 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     2 – 10  
The Citadel   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 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 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 4–8, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 25 (I-A) NC State*
L 0–3442,507[1]
September 76:00 p.m.Mars Hill*
W 20–107,500[2]
September 146:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*
L 10–132,498[3]
September 216:00 p.m.VMI
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 35–214,770[4]
September 286:00 p.m.at Western Carolina
W 27–78,121[5]
October 56:00 p.m.No. 4 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 10–298,304[6]
October 122:00 p.m.at The Citadel
L 7–2617,627[7]
October 192:00 p.m.Elon*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 31–156,987[8]
October 263:30 p.m.No. 4 Furman
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 0–255,478[9]
November 23:00 p.m.at No. 9 Georgia Southern
L 7–4016,106[10]
November 96:00 p.m.No. 15 Wofford
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 10–396,015[11]
November 161:30 p.m.at Chattanooga
L 10–273,813[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Wolfpack swarms Bucs". The Huntsville Times. September 1, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "ETSU too much for Lions". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gardner–Webb defeats Bucs in rain-laden contest". Bristol Herald Courier. September 15, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ETSU outlasts feisty Keydets". Elizabethton Star. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucs pick up second straight win". Johnson City Press. September 29, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs can't postpone history". Johnson City Press. October 6, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Citadel back in win column". The State. October 13, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Moore than enough". Johnson City Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman blows by ETSU". The State. October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Soaring Eagles bottle up Bucs in 40–7 win". Kingsport Times-News. November 3, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Terriers trounce ETSU". Elizabethton Star. November 10, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ETSU drops fourth straight". Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". etsubucs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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