1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

The 1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Mike Cavan in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buccaneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the SoCon behind Marshall. East Tennessee State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Villanova in the first round before falling to Montana in the quarterfinals.

1996 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. T–8
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Mike Cavan (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorEric Schumann (5th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1996 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^  8 0   15 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 13 Furman ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State  5 3   7 4  
The Citadel  3 5   4 7  
Georgia Southern  2 6   4 7  
VMI  2 6   3 8  
Chattanooga  2 6   3 8  
Western Carolina  1 7   4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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