2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

The 2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Buccaneers were led by first-year head coach George Quarles and play their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.

2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	George Quarles (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Adam Neugebauer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Taylor (8th season)
Home stadium	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium

2022 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Samford $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 10 Furman ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 23 Chattanooga		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 24 Mercer		5	–	3					7	–	4
Western Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Wofford		3	–	5					3	–	8
The Citadel		3	–	5					4	–	7
East Tennessee State		1	–	7					3	–	8
VMI		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Mars Hill*	No. 11	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 44–7	9,701
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	No. 9	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 17–20	8,573
September 17	7:30 p.m.	Furman	No. 18	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 14–27	9,836
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris*		Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN+	W 45–3	2,629
October 1	3:00 p.m.	No. 12 Chattanooga		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 16–24	10,247
October 8	1:30 p.m.	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA		W 44–21	6,324
October 15	4:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Mercer		Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 33–55	10,002
October 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Samford		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	L 45–55	10,327
October 29	1:30 p.m.	at Wofford		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	L 41–48	5,849
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Western Carolina		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 17–20	7,244
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State*		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	ESPN+	L 7–56	49,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Mars Hill

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	0	7
No. 11 Buccaneers	20	14	10	0	44

At The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Buccaneers	0	7	7	3	17
Citadel Bulldogs	3	7	7	3	20

See also: 2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	3	10	7	7	27
No. 18 Buccaneers	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2022 Furman Paladins football team

At Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	14	28	3	0	45
Colonials	0	0	0	3	3

See also: 2022 Robert Morris Colonials football team

No. 12 Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Mocs	0	0	3	21	24
Buccaneers	10	3	0	3	16

See also: 2022 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	14	13	7	10	44
Keydets	7	0	7	7	21

See also: 2022 VMI Keydets football team

At No. 12 Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	17	6	7	33
No. 12 Bears	14	14	7	20	55

See also: 2022 Mercer Bears football team

No. 15 Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Samford Bulldogs	10	24	14	7	55
Buccaneers	10	14	7	14	45

See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

At Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	14	10	14	41
Terriers	7	10	10	21	48

See also: 2022 Wofford Terriers football team

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	7	3	0	10	20
Buccaneers	7	7	0	3	17

See also: 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

At Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7
MSU Bulldogs	14	21	14	7	56

See also: 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team