1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. T–8
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid McKnight (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorEric Schumann (5th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. T–8 ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
VMI   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Mike Cavan in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon behind Marshall. East Tennessee State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Villanova in the first round before falling to Montana in the quarterfinals.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 29No. 14 Liberty*
W 24–20[2]
September 7at East Carolina*
L 21–4525,512[3]
September 14Glenville State*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 49–176,087[4]
September 21VMI
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 38–04,711[5]
September 28at Western Carolina
W 49–107,085[6]
October 5No. 4 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 31–1010,416[7]
October 12at The CitadelNo. 16
W 41–2016,212[8]
October 26No. 8 FurmanNo. 14
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 21–196,904[9]
November 2at Georgia SouthernNo. 9
W 17–1412,611[10]
November 9No. 1 MarshallNo. 7
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
WSAZL 10–3413,131[11]
November 16at ChattanoogaNo. 11
W 28–246,190[12]
November 30No. 11 Villanova*No. 8
W 35–294,939[13]
December 7at No. 2 Montana*No. 8
L 14–4415,025[14]

References

  1. ^ White, Michael (October 18, 2016). "Bucs' 1996 playoff team to be honored Thursday". ETSU Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Bucs get off to good start". Johnson City Press. August 30, 1996. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucs give ECU a game". Johnson City Press. September 8, 1996. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucs overwhelm Glenville State, 49–17". Elizabethton Star. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buccaneers spank Virginia Military, 38–0". Johnson City Press. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs throttle Cats, 49–10". Kingsport Times-News. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The streak is over". Johnson City Press. October 6, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Walker guides Bucs to 41–20 win over Citadel". Bristol Herald Courier. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bucs 21, Paladins 19 - Yet another streak ends". Johnson City Press. October 27, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cavan's gamble pays off". Johnson City Press. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Herd thunders past Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Inspired Bucs rally to beat UTC, 28–24". Elizabethton Star. November 17, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bucs won't stop here". Johnson City Press. December 1, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Griz grind up Buccaneers". Great Falls Tribune. December 8, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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