1997 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1997 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Appalachian State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
  5 – 3     7 – 4  
Furman   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wofford   2 – 6     3 – 7  
VMI   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Hamilton, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28Charleston Southern*No. 12
W 30–76,671[1]
September 6Elon*No. 7
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 35–16[2]
September 13at James Madison*No. 6
L 27–32[3]
September 27Western CarolinaNo. 14
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 28–18[4]
October 4at No. 6 Appalachian StateNo. 14
W 51–2812,631[5]
October 11The CitadelNo. 8
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 20–23 OT7,039[6]
October 25at No. 19 FurmanNo. 13
W 58–289,105[7]
November 1No. 14 Georgia SouthernNo. 12
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 30–385,629[8]
November 8at WoffordNo. 20
W 31–28[9]
November 15ChattanoogaNo. 19
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
L 13–176,181[10]
November 22at VMI
W 17–74,085[11]

References

  1. ^ "Bucs easily dispatch CSU". Kingsport Times-News. August 29, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "E. Tennessee tops Elon". The News and Observer. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucs' rally comes up short". Johnson City Press. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Adigun leads ETSU win". Hickory Daily Record. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big-play offense puts jinx to rest". Johnson City Press. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Citadel gets by Bucs". Bristol Herald Courier. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ETSU goes on 48–0 run beat Paladins". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Eagles upend Bucs". Kingsport Times-News. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wells' touchdown strike gives Bucs miraculous win". Elizabethton Star. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Buccaneers lose hope". Elizabethton Star. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Chadwell saves the day". Johnson City Press. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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