2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike O'Cain (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Taylor (1st season)
Home stadiumKermit Tipton Stadium
2015 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
  –     2 – 9  

The 2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Carl Torbush. The 2015 season was their first season since 2003, when the program was discontinued. They played their home games at Kermit Tipton Stadium, located on the campus of Science Hill High School. For the 2015 season, the Buccaneers were classified as an FCS independent school, meaning they had no athletic conference affiliation in football for the season. However, they will become football members of the Southern Conference in 2016, a league that ETSU rejoined for non-football sports in 2014 after a nine-year absence. They finished the season 2–9 with wins over Warner and Kentucky Wesleyan.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 pmKennesaw State
L 16–568,217
September 107:30 pmMaryville
  • Kermit Tipton Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
L 21–287,357
September 177:00 pmat Charleston Southern
L 7–472,331
September 261:30 pmEmory & Henry
  • Kermit Tipton Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
L 24–278,413
October 31:00 pmSaint Francis (PA)
  • Kermit Tipton Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
L 9–586,000
October 174:00 pmat Mercer
ESPN3L 0–5210,200
October 244:35 pmat No. 21 Montana State
L 7–6318,617
October 311:00 pmWarner
  • Kermit Tipton Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 42–96,480
November 712:00 pmat Robert Morris
L 9–211,174
November 141:30 pmat Gardner–Webb
L 3–283,945
November 211:00 pmKentucky Wesleyan
  • Kermit Tipton Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
W 42–276,302

[1][2]

Game summaries

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 21 14 56
Buccaneers 3 10 0 3 16
See also: 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Maryville College

1 2 3 4 Total
Scots 7 0 14 7 28
Buccaneers 14 7 0 0 21
See also: Maryville College

At Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
ETSU Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 7
CSU Buccaneers 0 34 6 7 47
See also: 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Emory & Henry

1 2 3 4 Total
Wasps 7 7 6 7 27
Buccaneers 14 3 0 7 24
See also: Emory & Henry Wasps

Saint Francis

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 17 21 6 14 58
Buccaneers 2 0 0 7 9
See also: 2015 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 14 21 14 3 52
See also: 2015 Mercer Bears football team

At Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 7
#21 Bobcats 13 22 14 14 63
See also: 2015 Montana State Bobcats football team

Warner

1 2 3 4 Total
Royals 0 0 0 9 9
Buccaneers 21 7 7 7 42
See also: Warner University

At Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 6 3 0 9
Colonials 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2015 Robert Morris Colonials football team

At Gardner-Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 3 0 0 3
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 14 0 7 28
See also: 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Kentucky Wesleyan

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 14 6 27
Buccaneers 7 7 14 14 42
See also: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers football

Roster and staff

2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Hank Black  Fr
QB 3 Cullen Lavoi  Jr
QB 3 Chris Howard Fr
QB 7 Austin Herink  Fr
WR 9 Drake Powell  Fr
WR 10 Demetrius Anthony Fr
QB 12 Dylan Wieger Fr
QB 13 Matt Williams Fr
TE 14 Jared White Fr
WR 16 Dalton Ponchillia  So
WR 17 Jovany Aris So
WR 18 Malik Styles  Fr
QB 19 Nick Sexton  Fr
RB 20 Jajuan Lankford  Fr
RB 20 Brett Whitlow Fr
WR 21 Jack Shoulders Fr
WR 24 Adam Mitchell  Fr
RB 26 Artevius Smith Fr
RB 29 Falon Lee  So
RB 30 Cory Colder  Fr
RB 33 Jajuan Stinson  Fr
FB 35 Austin Hayworth  Fr
WR 38 Chad Pritchard Jr
RB 41 Matt Thompson  Fr
FB 42 Courtney Heard  So
RB 43 Matt Fox Fr
RB 47 Tony Drew  Fr
RB 48 Cole Notgrass  Fr
TE 49 Tyrus Rollins  So
OL 56 Josh Pendleton  Fr
OL 57 Matt Pyke  Fr
OL 58 Greg McCloud Fr
OL 59 Brent Rathbone  Fr
OL 60 Micah Cale Fr
OL 62 Mason McNutt Fr
OL 63 Matt Howard Fr
OL 64 Chris Wheeler  Fr
OL 65 Ben Blackmon Fr
OL 67 Myles Smith Fr
OL 68 Caleb LaFleur Fr
OL 70 Kevin McConnell Fr
OL 71 Asley Haynes  Fr
OL 74 Matt Brewer  Fr
OL 75 Patrick McFall  Fr
OL 76 Cody Cornelius Fr
OL 77 Garrett Curtis Fr
OL 78 Sammy Hall  Jr
WR 80 Hunter Wike  Fr
TE 81 Stephen Antonelli  So
TE 82 Jack DeFur  Fr
WR 83 Connor York  Fr
WR 84 Justin Gilliam Fr
WR 86 Kobe Kelley Fr
TE 87 Dylan Dockery  Fr
WR 88 Charlie Moore  So
WR 89 Anthony Spagnoletti Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Domenique Williams Fr
S 4 Kevin Ferguson Fr
DB 5 Tony Welch  Fr
DB 6 Keanu James Fr
LB 8 River Boruff Fr
S 10 Christian Gibson Fr
LB 11 Austin Mosier  Fr
DB 13 Jacob Samsel Fr
DB 14 Seth Barger  Fr
LB 15 DeAngelo Holt Fr
S 16 Brock Beeler Fr
CB 18 Andrew Heyward Fr
S 20 Bryce Suber  Fr
S 22 Charlie Jackson Fr
S 23 Cole West  Fr
DB 24 Alonzo Francois  Fr
DB 25 Daren Ardis So
DB 26 Toy'Shaun Winton  Fr
DB 27 Tavian Lott Fr
LB 28 Kahlil Mitchell Fr
LB 31 Austin Gatewood  Fr
LB 32 Jason Maduafokwa Fr
DB 35 Terry Tiller  Fr
S 36 Austin Jackson Fr
LB 37 Cameron Kuerschen Fr
LB 40 Dylan Weigel  Fr
LB 44 Jack Jones  Fr
DL 45 Nasir Player Fr
DL 50 Joe Dossett Fr
LB 51 Haddon Hill Fr
LB 52 Spencer Brien  Fr
DL 52 Kendall Lawrence Fr
LB 53 Trey Quillin  Fr
LB 54 Logan Lacey Fr
DL 55 Devon Johnson Fr
LB 56 Tate Brown Fr
DL 61 Leon Humphrey  Fr
DL 72 Chris Kacprowski Fr
DL 73 Colt Jenkins  Fr
DL 79 Adam Mullins  Fr
DL 90 Ferguierson Charles  So
DL 91 Chris Bouyer Fr
DL 92 Joe Pittman  Fr
DL 93 Royce Turnbull  So
LB 94 Taylor Dollar Fr
DL 95 Myles Taylor Fr
DL 97 Tremond Ferrell Fr
DL 98 Michael Scates  Fr
DL 99 Paul Leveritt  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 46 Marion Watson Fr
LS 66 Tyler Gilliam Fr
LS 71 Dustin Nickle Fr
K 85 JJ Jerman Fr
K 95 Gray Mumpower  Fr
K 96 Landon Kunak Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike O'Cain (Offensive Coordinator)
  • Gary Downs (Running Backs)
  • Erik Losey (Offensive line)
  • Mike Rader (Wide receivers/Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Billy Taylor (Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Scott Brumett (Defensive Line)
  • Teddy Gaines (Defensive back/Special teams)
  • Antonio Goss (Outside linebackers/Special teams)
  • Steve McGill (Defensive Line)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 20, 2015

Note: Most redshirt players practiced with the team during 2014 during the program's first signed class. That first signed class is redshirted while they practice entirely during the 2014 season.[3]

References

  1. ^ "East Tennessee State Buccaneers Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "2015 Football". East Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tennessee High's Mitchell excited to ink with ETSU".
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