2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
Conference	Independent
2015 record	2–9
Head coach	Carl Torbush (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike O'Cain (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Taylor (1st year)
Home stadium	Kermit Tipton Stadium (Capacity: 6,600)

2015 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Tennessee State			–						2	–	9
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Carl Torbush. The 2015 season was their first season since 2003, when the program was discontinued. They played their home games at Kermit Tipton Stadium, located on the campus of Science Hill High School. For the 2015 season, the Buccaneers were classified as an FCS independent school, meaning they had no athletic conference affiliation in football for the season. However, they will become football members of the Southern Conference in 2016, a league that ETSU rejoined for non-football sports in 2014 after a nine-year absence. They finished the season 2–9 with wins over Warner and Kentucky Wesleyan.

Roster and staff

2015 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Black, HankHank Black  Fr QB 3 Lavoi, CullenCullen Lavoi  Jr QB 3 Howard, ChrisChris Howard Fr QB 7 Herink, AustinAustin Herink  Fr WR 9 Powell, DrakeDrake Powell  Fr WR 10 Anthony, DemetriusDemetrius Anthony Fr QB 12 Wieger, DylanDylan Wieger Fr QB 13 Williams, MattMatt Williams Fr TE 14 White, JaredJared White Fr WR 16 Ponchillia, DaltonDalton Ponchillia  So WR 17 Aris, JovanyJovany Aris So WR 18 Styles, MalikMalik Styles  Fr QB 19 Sexton, NickNick Sexton  Fr RB 20 Lankford, JajuanJajuan Lankford  Fr RB 20 Whitlow, BrettBrett Whitlow Fr WR 21 Shoulders, JackJack Shoulders Fr WR 24 Mitchell, AdamAdam Mitchell  Fr RB 26 Smith, ArteviusArtevius Smith Fr RB 29 Lee, FalonFalon Lee  So RB 30 Colder, CoryCory Colder  Fr RB 33 Stinson, JajuanJajuan Stinson  Fr FB 35 Hayworth, AustinAustin Hayworth  Fr WR 38 Pritchard, ChadChad Pritchard Jr RB 41 Thompson, MattMatt Thompson  Fr FB 42 Heard, CourtneyCourtney Heard  So RB 43 Fox, MattMatt Fox Fr RB 47 Drew, TonyTony Drew  Fr RB 48 Notgrass, ColeCole Notgrass  Fr TE 49 Rollins, TyrusTyrus Rollins  So OL 56 Pendleton, JoshJosh Pendleton  Fr OL 57 Pyke, MattMatt Pyke  Fr OL 58 McCloud, GregGreg McCloud Fr OL 59 Rathbone, BrentBrent Rathbone  Fr OL 60 Cale, MicahMicah Cale Fr OL 62 McNutt, MasonMason McNutt Fr OL 63 Howard, MattMatt Howard Fr OL 64 Wheeler, ChrisChris Wheeler  Fr OL 65 Blackmon, BenBen Blackmon Fr OL 67 Smith, MylesMyles Smith Fr OL 68 LaFleur, CalebCaleb LaFleur Fr OL 70 McConnell, KevinKevin McConnell Fr OL 71 Haynes, AsleyAsley Haynes  Fr OL 74 Brewer, MattMatt Brewer  Fr OL 75 McFall, PatrickPatrick McFall  Fr OL 76 Cornelius, CodyCody Cornelius Fr OL 77 Curtis, GarrettGarrett Curtis Fr OL 78 Hall, SammySammy Hall  Jr WR 80 Wike, HunterHunter Wike  Fr TE 81 Antonelli, StephenStephen Antonelli  So TE 82 DeFur, JackJack DeFur  Fr WR 83 York, ConnorConnor York  Fr WR 84 Gilliam, JustinJustin Gilliam Fr WR 86 Kelley, KobeKobe Kelley Fr TE 87 Dockery, DylanDylan Dockery  Fr WR 88 Moore, CharlieCharlie Moore  So WR 89 Spagnoletti, AnthonyAnthony Spagnoletti Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Williams, DomeniqueDomenique Williams Fr S 4 Ferguson, KevinKevin Ferguson Fr DB 5 Welch, TonyTony Welch  Fr DB 6 James, KeanuKeanu James Fr LB 8 Boruff, RiverRiver Boruff Fr S 10 Gibson, ChristianChristian Gibson Fr LB 11 Mosier, AustinAustin Mosier  Fr DB 13 Samsel, JacobJacob Samsel Fr DB 14 Barger, SethSeth Barger  Fr LB 15 Holt, DeAngeloDeAngelo Holt Fr S 16 Beeler, BrockBrock Beeler Fr CB 18 Heyward, AndrewAndrew Heyward Fr S 20 Suber, BryceBryce Suber  Fr S 22 Jackson, CharlieCharlie Jackson Fr S 23 West, ColeCole West  Fr DB 24 Francois, AlonzoAlonzo Francois  Fr DB 25 Ardis, DarenDaren Ardis So DB 26 Winton, Toy'ShaunToy'Shaun Winton  Fr DB 27 Lott, TavianTavian Lott Fr LB 28 Mitchell, KahlilKahlil Mitchell Fr LB 31 Gatewood, AustinAustin Gatewood  Fr LB 32 Maduafokwa, JasonJason Maduafokwa Fr DB 35 Tiller, TerryTerry Tiller  Fr S 36 Jackson, AustinAustin Jackson Fr LB 37 Kuerschen, CameronCameron Kuerschen Fr LB 40 Weigel, DylanDylan Weigel  Fr LB 44 Jones, JackJack Jones  Fr DL 45 Player, NasirNasir Player Fr DL 50 Dossett, JoeJoe Dossett Fr LB 51 Hill, HaddonHaddon Hill Fr LB 52 Brien, SpencerSpencer Brien  Fr DL 52 Lawrence, KendallKendall Lawrence Fr LB 53 Quillin, TreyTrey Quillin  Fr LB 54 Lacey, LoganLogan Lacey Fr DL 55 Johnson, DevonDevon Johnson Fr LB 56 Brown, TateTate Brown Fr DL 61 Humphrey, LeonLeon Humphrey  Fr DL 72 Kacprowski, ChrisChris Kacprowski Fr DL 73 Jenkins, ColtColt Jenkins  Fr DL 79 Mullins, AdamAdam Mullins  Fr DL 90 Charles, FerguiersonFerguierson Charles  So DL 91 Bouyer, ChrisChris Bouyer Fr DL 92 Pittman, JoeJoe Pittman  Fr DL 93 Turnbull, RoyceRoyce Turnbull  So LB 94 Dollar, TaylorTaylor Dollar Fr DL 95 Taylor, MylesMyles Taylor Fr DL 97 Ferrell, TremondTremond Ferrell Fr DL 98 Scates, MichaelMichael Scates  Fr DL 99 Leveritt, PaulPaul Leveritt  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 46 Watson, MarionMarion Watson Fr LS 66 Gilliam, TylerTyler Gilliam Fr LS 71 Nickle, DustinDustin Nickle Fr K 85 Jerman, JJJJ Jerman Fr K 95 Mumpower, GrayGray Mumpower  Fr K 96 Kunak, LandonLandon Kunak Fr	Head coach Carl Torbush Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike O'Cain (Offensive Coordinator) Gary Downs (Running Backs) Erik Losey (Offensive line) Mike Rader (Wide receivers/Recruiting Coordinator) Billy Taylor (Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator) Scott Brumett (Defensive Line) Teddy Gaines (Defensive back/Special teams) Antonio Goss (Outside linebackers/Special teams) Steve McGill (Defensive Line) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 20, 2015

NOTE: Most redshirt players practiced with the team during 2014 during the program's first signed class. That first signed class is redshirted while they practice entirely during the 2014 season. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 PM	Kennesaw State	Kermit Tipton Stadium • Johnson City, Tennessee		L 16–56	8,217
September 10	7:30 PM	Maryville	Kermit Tipton Stadium • Johnson City, Tennessee		L 21–28	7,357
September 17	7:00 PM	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC		L 7–47	2,331
September 26	1:30 PM	Emory & Henry	Kermit Tipton Stadium • Johnson City, Tennessee		L 24–27	8,413
October 3	1:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)	Kermit Tipton Stadium • Johnson City, Tennessee		L 9–58	6,000
October 17	4:00 PM	at Mercer	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 0–52	10,200
October 24	4:35 PM	at No. 21 Montana State	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT		L 7–63	18,617
October 31	1:00 PM	Warner	Kermit Tipton Stadium • Johnson City, Tennessee		W 42–9	6,480
November 7	12:00 PM	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA		L 9–21	1,174
November 14	1:30 PM	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC		L 3–28	3,945
November 21	1:00 PM	Kentucky Wesleyan	Kermit Tipton Stadium • Johnson City, Tennessee		W 42–27	6,302
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Game summaries

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	14	21	14	56
Buccaneers	3	10	0	3	16

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
First meeting

Maryville College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scots	7	0	14	7	28
Buccaneers	14	7	0	0	21

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
15–8	1957	W 40–0

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
ETSU Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7
CSU Buccaneers	0	34	6	7	47

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
5–0	2001	W 26–0

Emory & Henry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wasps	7	7	6	7	27
Buccaneers	14	3	0	7	24

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
9–10	1954	W 48–12

Saint Francis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	17	21	6	14	58
Buccaneers	2	0	0	7	9

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
First meeting

at Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	14	21	14	3	52

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
First meeting

at Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7
#21 Bobcats	13	22	14	14	63

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
First meeting

Warner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Royals	0	0	0	9	9
Buccaneers	21	7	7	7	42

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
First meeting

at Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	6	3	0	9
Colonials	0	7	0	14	21

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
First meeting

at Gardner-Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	3	0	0	3
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	14	0	7	28

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
1–1	2002	L 10–13

Kentucky Wesleyan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	14	6	27
Buccaneers	7	7	14	14	42

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
First meeting

References