| 2021East Tennessee State Buccaneers football | |
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SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 3–27 vs.North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 9 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 7 |
| Record | 11–2 (7–1 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Rader (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Billy Taylor (7th season) |
| Home stadium | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9East Tennessee State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team representedEast Tennessee State University in the2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of theSouthern Conference (SoCon). The Buccaneers were led by fourth-year head coachRandy Sanders and played their home games atWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium inJohnson City, Tennessee. On November 20, 2021, the Buccaneers defeated SoCon rival Mercer, clinching the Southern Conference championship. The Buccaneers also finished their regular season with an overall record of 10–1, making only the third time in program history to have won 10 games. They also beat FBS Vanderbilt in a 23-3 blowout win.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 8:00 p.m. | atVanderbilt* | ESPN+,SECN+ | W 23–3 | 22,029 | ||
| September 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Virginia–Wise* | No. 15 | ESPN3 | W 45–14 | 9,720 | |
| September 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Delaware State* | No. 16 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–6 | 8,015 |
| September 25 | 3:00 p.m. | atSamford | No. 15 | ESPN+ | W 55–48OT | 6,753 | |
| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Wofford | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 27–21 | 10,153 |
| October 9 | 4:30 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 12 |
| ESPN+ | W 48–21 | 9,202 |
| October 16 | 1:30 p.m. | atChattanooga | No. 10 | ESPN+ | L 16–21 | 7,838 | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | atFurman | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 17–13 | 9,330 | |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18VMI | No. 14 |
| ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 10,416 |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | atWestern Carolina | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 56–35 | 10,348 | |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 21Mercer | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | W 38–35 | 10,594 |
| December 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10Kennesaw State* | No. 9 |
| ESPN+ | W 32–31 | 8,453 |
| December 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 3North Dakota State* | No. 9 | ESPN | L 3–27 | 11,794 | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Commodores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics
| Statistics | ETSU | VAN |
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| First downs | 13 | 23 |
| Total yards | 314 | 321 |
| Rushing yards | 179 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 135 | 236 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:47 | 27:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| East Tennessee State | Passing | Tyler Riddell | 13/22, 135 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Quay Holmes | 23 rushes, 149 yards | |
| Receiving | Will Huzzie | 4 receptions, 62 yards | |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Ken Seals | 20/35, 195 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Re'Mahn Davis | 15 rushes, 58 yards | |
| Receiving | Will Sheppard | 9 receptions, 84 yards |
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