2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCam Aiken (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChad Staggs (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium
2025 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Mercer $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Western Carolina   6 – 2     7 – 5  
East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Wofford   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Furman   4 – 4     6 – 6  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Samford   1 – 7     1 – 11  
VMI   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Buccaneers were led by first-year head coach Will Healy and played at the William B. Greene Jr. Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 305:30 p.m.Murray State*
ESPN+W 45–179,122
September 63:30 p.m.at No. 22 (FBS) Tennessee*
SECN+/ESPN+L 17–72101,915
September 136:00 p.m.at No. 25 West Georgia*
ESPN+L 31–354,786
September 205:30 p.m.Elon*
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 26–168,030
September 275:30 p.m.Mercer
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+L 34–3810,567
October 42:00 p.m.at Furman
ESPN+L 22–3110,527
October 113:30 p.m.VMI
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 45–107,953
October 181:30 p.m.at Chattanooga
ESPN+L 38–429,307
October 253:30 p.m.Wofford
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 14–109,836
November 83:30 p.m.at Samford
ESPN+W 38–143,591
November 1512:00 p.m.at No. 25 Western Carolina
ESPN+W 52–3510,543
November 221:00 p.m.The Citadel
  • William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
ESPN+W 28–269,049

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Game summaries

Murray State

See also: 2025 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State Racers (0-0) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Racers 0 3 14017
Buccaneers 14 10 14745

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 5:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,122
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play) and Mark Hutsell (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:03) ETSU – Khalil Eichelberger 2 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:51; Buccaneers 7–0)
  • (1:03) ETSU – Devontae Houston 1 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:06; Buccaneers 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:52) MUR – Jack Tannehill 22 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; Buccaneers 14–3)
  • (10:31) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 26 yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:21; Buccaneers 21–3)
  • (0:21) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 33 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 5:56; Buccaneers 24–3)
Third Quarter
  • (12:36) MUR – Jawaun Northington 1 yard run, Jack Tannehill kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:24; Buccaneers 24–10)
  • (8:51) MUR – Brooks Kleinpeter 15 yard pass from Jim Ogle, Jack Tannehill kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 2:09; Buccaneers 24–17)
  • (7:53) ETSU – Devontae Houston 7 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58; Buccaneers 31–17)
  • (1:20) ETSU – Khalil Eichelberger 1 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 5:02; Buccaneers 38–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:57) ETSU – D'Marius Rucker 2 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 2:15; Buccaneers 45–17)
Statistics MUR ETSU
First downs 18 31
Total yards 260 572
Rushing yards 34 392
Passing yards 226 180
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–35–2 17–25–1
Time of possession 28:51 31:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Murray State Passing Jim Ogle 22/35, 226 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jawaun Northington 12 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Darius Cannon 11 receptions, 86 yards
East Tennessee State Passing Cade McNamara 12/17, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Devontae Houston 14 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jeremiah Harrison 3 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD

at No. 22 (FBS) Tennessee

See also: 2025 Tennessee Volunteers football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1–0) at No. 22 (FBS) Tennessee Volunteers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 7 3717
No. 22 (FBS) Volunteers 24 24 141072

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Matt Schumacker, Dustin Fox, and Stephanie Otey
Game information
First quarter
  • TENN – Chris Brazzell II 21-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 13:08. Volunteers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:46.
  • TENN – Max Gilbert 29-yard field goal, 9:28. Volunteers 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:13.
  • TENN – Star Thomas 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 7:07. Volunteers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:17.
  • TENN – Peyton Lewis 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 0:46. Volunteers 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 1:09.
Second quarter
  • TENN – Star Thomas 2-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 11:41. Volunteers 31–0. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:09.
  • TENN – Max Gilbert 37-yard field goal, 8:03. Volunteers 34–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:57.
  • TENN – Mike Matthews 53-yard pass from Joey Aguilar (Max Gilbert kick), 4:08. Volunteers 41–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:30.
  • ETSU – Taharin Sudderth 5-yard pass from Cade McNamara (Ewan Johnson kick), 1:55. Volunteers 41–7. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:06.
  • TENN – Star Thomas 7-yard run (Max Gilbert kick), 0:22. Volunteers 48–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:33.
Third quarter
  • ETSU – Ewan Johnson 41-yard field goal, 11:52. Volunteers 48–10. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:08.
  • TENN – Chris Brazell II 1-yard pass from Jake Merklinger (Josh Turbyville kick), 8:45. Volunteers 55–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
  • TENN – Jack Van Dorselaer 7-yard pass from Jake Merklinger (Josh Turbyville kick), 2:45. Volunteers 62–10. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:22.
Fourth quarter
  • TENN – Max Gilbert 53-yard field goal, 10:43. Volunteers 65–10. Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 4:57.
  • ETSU – Jason Albritton 20-yard run (Ewan Johnson kick), 8:46. Volunteers 65–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57.
  • TENN – Daune Morris 10-yard run (Josh Turbyville kick), 3:55. Volunteers 72–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:51.
Statistics ETSU TENN
First downs 10 41
Plays–yards 59–216 99–734
Rushes–yards 28–49 47–276
Passing yards 167 458
Passing: comp–att–int 19–31–0 38–52–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 24:58 35:02
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Cade McNamara 11/18, 85 yards, TD
Rushing Jason Albritton 4 carries, 30 yards, TD
Receiving Cole Keller 3 receptions, 47 yards
Tennessee Passing Joey Aguilar 23/31, 288 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Star Thomas 12 carries, 69 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Chris Brazzell II 9 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

at No. 25 West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-1) at No. 25 West Georgia Wolves (2-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 14 7 10031
No. 25 Wolves 3 10 71535

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,786
  • Referee: Michael Lennie
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Eidson (play-by-play) and Parker Gore (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:28) UWG – Tommy Holden 30 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 3:16; Wolves 3–0)
  • (1:43) ETSU – Jason Albritton 8 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; Buccaneers 7–3)
  • (0:22) ETSU – Cole Keller 16 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:58; Buccaneers 14–3)
Second Quarter
  • (13:28) UWG – Latrelle Murrell 62 yard pass from Davin Wydner, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Buccaneers 14–10)
  • (0:22) ETSU – Karim Page 31 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; Buccaneers 21–10)
  • (4:39) UWG – Tommy Holden 49 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:18; Buccaneers 21–13)
Third Quarter
  • (9:26) ETSU – Devontae Houston 11 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:30; Buccaneers 28–13)
  • (6:31) UWG – TJ Lester 8 yard run, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Buccaneers 28–20)
  • (4:07) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 46 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:24; Buccaneers 31–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:40) UWG – Latrelle Murrell 27 yard pass from Davin Wydner (DeAndre Buchanon pass) (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:06; Buccaneers 31–28)
  • (0:15) UWG – Devion Newson 2 yard pass from Davin Wydner, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:27; Wolves 35–31)
Statistics ETSU UWG
First downs 18 27
Total yards 289 457
Rushing yards 105 194
Passing yards 184 263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–22–2 18–35–3
Time of possession 23:14 36:46
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Jacolby Criswell 5/8, 108 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Devontae Houston 14 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Ephraim Floyd 5 receptions, 76 yards
West Georgia Passing Davin Wydner 18/34, 263 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Latrelle Murrell 20 carries, 116 yards
Receiving Latrelle Murrell 3 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Elon

See also: 2025 Elon Phoenix football team
Elon Phoenix (2-1) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Phoenix 3 7 0616
Buccaneers 3 14 3626

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 8,030
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:15) ELON – Luke Barnes 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:33; Elon 3–0)
  • (0:15) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:22; Tied 3–3)
Second Quarter
  • (10:11) ETSU – Cade McNamara 9-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:50; East Tennessee State 10–3)
  • (0:46) ELON – Dylan Magazu 8-yard pass from Landen Clark, Luke Barnes kick (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 2:39; Tied 10–10)
  • (0:08) ETSU – Jason Albritton 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:38; East Tennessee State 17–10)
Third Quarter
  • (10:07) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 49-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:41; East Tennessee State 20–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:37) ETSU – Khalil Eichelberger 5-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:34; East Tennessee State 26–10)
  • (6:06) ELON – Isaiah Fuhrmann 11-yard pass from Landen Clark (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:22; East Tennessee State 26–16)
Statistics ELON ETSU
First downs 15 24
Total yards 293 406
Rushing yards 70 138
Passing yards 223 268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–29–1 30–45–1
Time of possession 25:26 34:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Elon Passing Landen Clark 15/29, 223 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Landen Clark 14 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Landyn Backey 4 receptions, 91 yards
East Tennessee State Passing Cade McNamara 30/45, 268 yards, INT
Rushing Jason Albritton 11 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Ephraim Floyd 12 receptions, 145 yards

Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team
Mercer Bears (2-1) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 14 71438
Buccaneers 10 17 7034

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: E at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,567
  • Referee: Jason Graham
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:09) MER – Reice Griffith 49-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 0:56; Mercer 3–0)
  • (8:59) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 14-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:03; East Tennessee State 7–3)
  • (1:41) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 21-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 5:44; East Tennessee State 10–3)
Second Quarter
  • (11:10) MER – Adonis McDaniel 3-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:31; Tied 10–10)
  • (7:52) ETSU – Charlie Browder 20-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:12; East Tennessee State 17–10)
  • (5:54) MER – Adjatay Dabbs 29-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Tied 17–17)
  • (1:28) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 35-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; East Tennessee State 24–17)
  • (0:00) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 32-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 0:26; East Tennessee State 27–17)
Third Quarter
  • (7:42) MER – CJ Miller 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:11; East Tennessee State 27–24)
  • (5:29) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 22-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; East Tennessee State 34–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:29) MER – Brayden Smith 17-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:54; East Tennessee State 34–31)
  • (5:40) MER – CJ Miller 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:22; Mercer 38–34)
Statistics MER ETSU
First downs 22 33
Total yards 421 467
Rushing yards 234 69
Passing yards 187 398
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–26–1 29–47–2
Time of possession 33:15 26:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing Braden Atkinson 18/26, 187 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing CJ Miller 29 carries, 172 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Adjatay Dabbs 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD
East Tennessee State Passing Cade McNamara 29/46, 398 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jason Albritton 14 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Hakeem Meggett 5 receptions, 119 yards, 3 TD

at Furman

See also: 2025 Furman Paladins football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-3) vs. Furman Paladins (3-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 8 7 7022
Paladins 7 0 101431

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,527
  • Referee: Brian Hilpisch
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Scott (play-by-play), David Cobb (analyst) and Tom Van Hoy (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:30) ETSU – Cole Keller 0-yard punt return, Nate Brackett rush (East Tennessee State 8–0)
  • (3:53) FUR – Trey Hedden 1-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:31; East Tennessee State 8–7)
Second Quarter
  • (9:42) ETSU – Devontae Houston 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 4:35; East Tennessee State 15–7)
Third Quarter
  • (14:49) ETSU – Devontae Houston 75-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; East Tennessee State 22–7)
  • (11:11) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 10-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; East Tennessee State 22–14)
  • (6:51) FUR – Ian Williams 44-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:47; East Tennessee State 22–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (3:57) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 53-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Luke Clyburn pass (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:00; Furman 25–22)
  • (0:00) FUR – Jordan Miller 95-yard interception (Furman 31–22)
Statistics ETSU FUR
First downs 20 31
Total yards 362 500
Rushing yards 251 142
Passing yards 111 358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–22–1 36–49–1
Time of possession 24:28 35:32
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Jacolby Criswell 7/14, 100 yards, INT
Rushing Devontae Houston 22 carries, 150 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Hakeem Meggett 1 reception, 42 yards
Furman Passing Trey Hedden 36/49, 358 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Gavin Hall 23 carries, 101 yards
Receiving Ja'Keith Hamilton 11 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD

VMI

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team
VMI Keydets (1-4) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Keydets 0 0 7310
Buccaneers 7 17 14745

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,953
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:23) ETSU – Xavier Gaillardetz 80-yard punt return, Ewan Johnson kick (East Tennessee State 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:54) ETSU – Devontae Houston 10-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:54; East Tennessee State 14–0)
  • (4:16) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 33-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:29; East Tennessee State 17–0)
  • (1:20) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 17-yard pass from Jake McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:49; East Tennessee State 24–0)
Third Quarter
  • (13:16) ETSU – Ephraim Floyd 12-yard pass from Jake McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44; East Tennessee State 31–0)
  • (11:20) VMI – Robert Powell 10-yard interception, Ben Shrewsbury kick (East Tennessee State 31–7)
  • (9:23) ETSU – Jason Albritton 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; East Tennessee State 38–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (5:35) VMI – Ben Shrewsbury 52-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:00; East Tennessee State 38–10)
  • (0:58) ETSU – Jackson Byrd 20-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:21; East Tennessee State 45–10)
Statistics VMI ETSU
First downs 5 24
Total yards 82 509
Rushing yards 13 284
Passing yards 69 225
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–30–1 16–26–1
Time of possession 28:47 31:13
Team Category Player Statistics
VMI Passing Collin Shannon 7/16, 41 yards, INT
Rushing Luke Schalow 10 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Traveion Slaughter 2 receptions, 22 yards
East Tennessee State Passing Jake McNamara 8/14, 176 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Devontae Houston 12 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Harrison 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD

at Chattanooga

See also: 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3-4) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (2-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 10 0 72138
Mocs 7 7 72142

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,307
  • Referee: Jake Grombach
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth (play-by-play), Scott McMahon (analyst) and Mackenzie Johnson (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:53) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 20-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 6:07; East Tennessee State 3–0)
  • (5:49) UTC – Ryan Ingram 23-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Chattanooga 7–3)
  • (1:56) ETSU – Cade McNamara 25-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:51; East Tennessee State 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:45) UTC – Markell Quick 21-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; Chattanooga 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:04) UTC – Jude Kelley 8-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:51; Chattanooga 21–10)
  • (6:38) ETSU – Jason Albritton 60-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:16; Chattanooga 21–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:00) ETSU – Jason Albritton 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:35; East Tennessee State 24–21)
  • (12:04) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 23-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; East Tennessee State 31–21)
  • (10:17) ETSU – Devontae Houston 49-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:30; East Tennessee State 38–21)
  • (7:20) UTC – Josh Williams 22-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:51; East Tennessee State 38–28)
  • (2:29) UTC – Jamarii Robinson 20-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:21; East Tennessee State 38–35)
  • (0:11) UTC – Jamarii Robinson 4-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 1:44; Chattanooga 42–38)
Statistics ETSU UTC
First downs 25 26
Total yards 517 519
Rushing yards 321 176
Passing yards 196 343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–6–0 20–34–0
Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Cade McNamara 19/26, 196 yards, TD
Rushing Devontae Houston 23 carries, 171 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Harrison 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 220/32, 343 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Justus Durant 21 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Markell Quick 6 receptions, 15 yards, TD

Wofford

See also: 2025 Wofford Terriers football team
Wofford Terriers (2-5) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Terriers 7 3 0010
Buccaneers 14 0 0014

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,836
  • Referee: Jason Graham
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:54) ETSU – Devontae Houston 28-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:31; East Tennessee State 7–0)
  • (7:59) WOF – Colby Alexander 17-yard run, Sam Spence kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:55; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:32) ETSU – Devontae Houston 6-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; East Tennessee State 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (8:34) WOF – Sam Spence 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:53; East Tennessee State 14–10)
Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics WOF ETSU
First downs 16 20
Total yards 307 323
Rushing yards 162 123
Passing yards 145 200
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–29–0 26–31–0
Time of possession 29:01 30:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Wofford Passing JT Fayard 22/29, 145 yards
Rushing Gerald Modest Jr. 12 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Isaiah Scott 4 receptions, 46 yards
East Tennessee State Passing Cade McNamara 12/13, 103 yards
Rushing Devontae Houston 18 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jeremiah Harrison 7 receptions, 79 yards

at Samford

See also: 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (4-5) vs. Samford Bulldogs (1-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 21 3 14038
Bulldogs 7 0 0714

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,591
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:40) ETSU – Devontae Houston 45-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:16; East Tennessee State 7–0)
  • (12:45) ETSU – Xavier Gaillardetz 70-yard pass from Ephraim Floyd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:13; East Tennessee State 14–0)
  • (7:55) ETSU – Karim Page 26-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 3:49; East Tennessee State 21–0)
  • (3:01) SAM – CJ Evans 20-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:47; East Tennessee State 21–7)
Second Quarter
  • (8:20) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:41; East Tennessee State 24–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:39) ETSU – Charlie Browder 10-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:39; East Tennessee State 31–7)
  • (9:57) ETSU – Devontae Houston 40-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:54; East Tennessee State 38–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (4:55) SAM – Calvin Jones 25-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:16; East Tennessee State 38–14)
Statistics ETSU SAM
First downs 25 16
Total yards 600 312
Rushing yards 237 56
Passing yards 363 256
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–36–0 21–39–1
Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Jacolby Criswell 19/30, 261 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devontae Houston 18 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Xavier Gaillardetz 3 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Samford Passing Brady Stober 12/26, 141 yards, TD
Rushing Quincy Crittendon 6 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Samuel Pickett III 3 receptions, 90 yards

at No. 25 Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (5-5) vs. No. 25 Western Carolina Catamounts (6-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 10 14 141452
No. 25 Catamounts 0 28 7035

at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,543
  • Referee: Brice Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yanity (play-by-play), Jay Sonnhalter (analyst) and Dave Friedman (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:30) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:30; East Tennessee State 3–0)
  • (4:26) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 38-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:48; East Tennessee State 10–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:56) WCU – Jordan Durham-Martin 1-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 4:25; East Tennessee State 10–7)
  • (8:36) WCU – Markel Townsend 1-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:10; Western Carolina 14–10)
  • (7:11) WCU – Cam'Ron Dabney 43-yard fumble recovery, Marcus Trout kick (Western Carolina 21–10)
  • (5:22) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 38-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; Western Carolina 21–17)
  • (3:22) WCU – Jaylin Terzado 58-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Western Carolina 28–17)
  • (0:23) ETSU – Cole Keller 6-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Western Carolina 28–24)
Third Quarter
  • (8:45) ETSU – Ephraim Floyd 5-yard pass from Jackson Byrd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:42; East Tennessee State 31–28)
  • (2:08) WCU – Michael Rossin 61-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:29; Western Carolina 35–31)
  • (1:04) ETSU – Hakeem Meggett 42-yard pass from Jackson Byrd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04; East Tennessee State 38–35)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:59) ETSU – Jason Albritton 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:06; East Tennessee State 45–35)
  • (2:18) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 32-yard pass from Jackson Byrd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 3:33; East Tennessee State 52–35)
Statistics ETSU WCU
First downs 33 25
Total yards 638 529
Rushing yards 244 103
Passing yards 394 426
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–37–0 33–48–0
Time of possession 30:35 29:25
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Jacolby Criswell 17/29, 271 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jason Albritton 20 carries, 125 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Harrison 5 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD
Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 33/48, 426 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Taron Dickens 11 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Michael Rossin 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD

The Citadel

See also: 2025 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The Citadel Bulldogs (4-7) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (6-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs - - --0
Buccaneers - - --0

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics CIT ETSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Tennessee State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (December 19, 2024). "ETSU announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  2. ^ Hawkins, Kenny (December 19, 2024). "ETSU Football Releases its 2025 Schedule". WJHL-TV. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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