# 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.

## Schedule

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

### Furman

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

### At Robert Morris

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

### No. 12 Chattanooga

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

### At VMI

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

### At No. 12 Mercer

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

### No. 15 Samford

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

### At Wofford

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

### Western Carolina

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

### At Mississippi State

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