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
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 29No. 14 Liberty*
W 24–20[2]
September 74:00 pmEast Carolina*
L 21–4525,512[3]
September 14Glenville State*
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 49–17
September 21VMI
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 38–04,711[4]
September 28Western Carolina
W 49–10
October 5No. 4 Appalachian State
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 31–1010,416[5]
October 12The CitadelNo. 16
W 41–2116,212
October 26No. 8 FurmanNo. 14
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
W 21–196,904[6]
November 2Georgia SouthernNo. 9
W 17–1412,611
November 92:00 pmNo. 1 MarshallNo. 7
  • Memorial Center
  • Johnson City, TN
WSAZL 10–3413,131
November 16ChattanoogaNo. 11
W 28–246,190
November 30No. 11 Villanova*No. 8
W 35–294,939[7]
December 7No. 2 Montana*No. 8
L 14–4415,025

References

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  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. ^ "Buccaneers spank Virginia Military, 38–0". Johnson City Press. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The streak is over". Johnson City Press. October 6, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs 21, Paladins 19 - Yet another streak ends". Johnson City Press. October 27, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucs won't stop here". Johnson City Press. December 1, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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