2023 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2023 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
2023 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	George Quarles (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Adam Neugebauer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Taylor (9th season)
Home stadium	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Buccaneers were led by second-year head coach George Quarles and played home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium in Johnson City, Tennessee.

2023 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Furman $^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 14 Chattanooga ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 17 Mercer ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 Western Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	4
Samford	4	–	4	6	–	5
VMI	4	–	4	5	–	6
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Wofford	2	–	6	2	–	9
The Citadel	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State*	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	L 3–49	21,276
September 9	5:30 p.m.	Carson–Newman*	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 42–0	8,592
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay*	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 3–63	8,296
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 28–42	2,931
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Mercer	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 6–24	9,756
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Wofford	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 41–10	5,642
October 21	1:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 3–34	8,144
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	L 8–16	11,237
November 4	1:00 p.m.	VMI	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 24–31	10,215
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 7–58	11,019
November 18	1:00 p.m.	The Citadel	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	W 35–23	5,732
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time