2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

The 2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team represented East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season and are in the second year of their second stint as football members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They are led by third-year head coach Carl Torbush and, for the first time, play all their home games at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place.

2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike O'Cain (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Taylor (3rd season)
Home stadiumWilliam B. Greene Jr. Stadium
2017 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 2   8 5  
Western Carolina  5 3   7 5  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
The Citadel  3 5   5 6  
Chattanooga  3 5   3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6   4 7  
VMI  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 8, head coach Carl Torbush announced his retirement. He finished at ETSU with a three-year record of 11–22.

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