Tiller and Calton to participate in Las Vegas All-American Classic

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 16, 2004) - East Tennessee State senior football players Brandon Calton (Pennington Gap, Va.) and Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) will participate in Saturday afternoon's Las Vegas All-American Classic from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. The game will be televised live by College Sports Television (CSTV) at 3:30 p.m. EST....


Gerald Sensabaugh earns All-America honors

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 15, 2003) - East Tennessee State junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh (Kingsport, Tenn.) was named to The Sports Network 2003 I-AA All-America team, released Monday afternoon in Philadelphia, Pa....


Brandon Calton invited to second postseason all-star game

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2003) - East Tennessee State senior defensive lineman Brandon Calton (Pennington Gap, Va.) earned his second postseason all-star game invitation as he was selected Wednesday to participate in the Las Vegas All-American Classic. The game will take place on Jan. 17 at 4 p.m. EST from UNLV's Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be televised live by Fox Sports Net and College Sports Television (CSTV)....


Brandon Calton selected to play in Blue Gray All-Star Classic

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 4, 2003) - East Tennessee State senior defensive lineman Brandon Calton (Pennington Gap, Va.) has been selected to participate in the 65th Blue Gray All-Star Classic presented by Movie Gallery. The game will take place on Christmas Day at 3 p.m. from Movie Gallery Veterans Stadium on the Troy State University campus in Troy, Ala. and will be televised live nationally by ESPN2....


All-Southern Conference media team includes four Buccaneers

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 26, 2003) - The East Tennessee State football team placed four members on the All-Southern Conference media team, announced Wednesday from Spartanburg, S.C. Leading the way were two first-team members, senior cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) and junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh (Kingsport, Tenn.)....


Five Buccaneers earn All-Southern Conference honors

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 25, 2003) - Five members of the East Tennessee State football team earned All-Southern Conference honors, as senior tailback Gaven Varner (Summerville, S.C.), senior cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) and junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh (Kingsport, Tenn.) were first-team selections and senior defensive lineman Brandon Calton (Pennington Gap, Va.) and sophomore offensive lineman Quinton Staton (Chattanooga, Tenn.) were second-team picks....


Meadows and Varner earn Southern Conference awards for second consecutive week

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 24, 2003) - East Tennessee State senior tailback Gaven Varner (Summerville, S.C.) and redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows (Cumming, Ga.) each earned Southern Conference honors for the second consecutive week for their performances in ETSU's thrilling 16-13 season-ending victory over The Citadel Saturday afternoon....



Meadows and Varner earn SoCon Honors following blowout victory over Chattanooga

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 17, 2003) - East Tennessee State senior tailback Gaven Varner (Summerville, S.C.) earned Southern Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week and redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows (Cumming, Ga.) was named SoCon Freshman of the Week for their performances in Saturday's record-breaking 68-7 victory over Chattanooga. ...


Buccaneer Football enjoys record setting afternoon as they defeat Chattanooga, 68-7

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov.15, 2003) - The East Tennessee State Buccaneer football team snapped a 11-game losing streak in Southern Conference games Saturday afternoon as they pounded in-state rival Chattanooga, 68-7, from Memorial Center in Johnson City. The Bucs broke the school record for most points in a game, previously set in a 62-0 win over Charleston Southern in 1992....


Wofford clinches SoCon title with 28-14 win over ETSU

Spartanburg, S.C. (November 8, 2003) -- Wofford's Kevious Johnson rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns while All-America free safety Matt Nelson had a key interception and fumble recovery as the Terriers claimed the outright Southern Conference championship with a 28-14 win over East Tennessee State this afternoon at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. ...


Buccaneer safety Gerald Sensabaugh earns national honor

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2003) - After blocking three punts leading to 15 of ETSU's 22 points Saturday against Georgia Southern, East Tennessee State junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh (Kingsport, Tenn.) was named as a weekly All-Star by website I-AA.org....


Tony Tiller invited to Las Vegas All-American Classic

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2003) - East Tennessee State senior All-America cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) has been invited to participate in a second postseason All-Star game....


Georgia Southern holds off East Tennessee State, 34-22

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 1, 2003) - Georgia Southern scored 10 unanswered points in the third quarter then withstood a furious rally late in the game by East Tennessee State, holding on to defeat the Bucs 34-22 Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference football action from Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tenn....


Buccaneer Football falls to No. 22 Furman, 30-10

GREENVILLE, S.C. (Oct. 25, 2003) -- East Tennessee State had trouble capatilizing on opportunities early in the second half, while Furman scored 13 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Bucs 30-10 from Paladin Stadium in Greenville, S.C. ...


Tony Tiller earns two more national awards

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 21, 2003) - In addition to the three awards he won yesterday, East Tennessee State senior cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) Tuesday was named Division I-AA National Defensive Player of the Week by Don Hansen's Football Gazette and a I-AA.org All-Star for his performance last Saturday afternoon against Liberty....


Tony Tiller wins multiple awards following two touchdown performance against Liberty

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 20, 2003) - East Tennessee State senior All-America cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) won three awards Monday following possibly the best game of his illustrious Buccaneer career with two interceptions for touchdowns in a 33-23 Homecoming victory Saturday afternoon against Liberty....


Big plays lead Buccaneer football to a 33-23 Homecoming victory over Liberty

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 18, 2003) - Two interception returns for touchdowns by All-America senior cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) and a 65-yard touchdown run by senior slotback Andrew Nuckolls (Dalton, Ga.) on the first play from scrimmage paved the way to a 33-23 East Tennessee State victory over Liberty in front of 7,730 fans at ETSU's annual homecoming game in Johnson City, Tenn....


Buccaneer Football falls to Appalachian State, 21-7

BOONE, N.C. � East Tennessee State took a 7-0 lead into halftime, but an Appalachian State burst early in the second half led to a 21-7 Mountaineer victory Saturday afternoon in front of a homecoming crowd in at Kidd-Brewer Stadium in Boone, N.C. ...


Saturday's ETSU-Appalachian St. game to be televised on CSS

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 3, 2003) - Saturday's renewal of the football rivalry between East Tennessee State and Appalachian State will be televised live at 3:30 p.m. on Charter/Comcast Sports Southeast....


Mike Cullen named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 29, 2003) - East Tennessee State redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Cullen (Roswell, Ga.) was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week for his performance Saturday afternoon against Western Carolina....


Tony Tiller selected to play in I-AA All-Star Classic

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 29, 2003) - East Tennessee State senior All-America defensive back Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) has been selected to participate in the inaugural I-AA College football All-Star Classic, Dec. 30 from Fort Lauderdale, Fla....


Buccaneer defense shines, but Western Carolina holds on for 28-21 victory

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 27, 2003) - The East Tennessee State defense forced five turnovers and scored two touchdowns but the Buccaneer offense was held to just 76 total yards by the Western Carolina defensive unit as the Catamounts held on for a 28-21 victory in a wild game Saturday afternoon from Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tenn. ...


Elon blanks ETSU football in Southern Conference opener

Elon, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2003) -- An injury-plagued East Tennessee State football team fell to Elon Saturday in the Southern Conference opener for the Buccaneers at Rhodes Stadium in Elon, 14-0. ...


East Tennessee State sweeps weekly Southern Conference football awards

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 15, 2003) - After a thrilling 14-7 overtime win over Tennessee-Martin last Thursday night, East Tennessee State football players earned all three weekly awards given out by the Southern Conference Monday afternoon. Senior tailback Gaven Varner (Summerville, S.C.) won conference Offensive Player of the Week, junior cornerback Allen Davis (Mullins, S.C.) was named Co-Defensive Player of the Week, and redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows (Cumming, Ga.) took home Freshman of the Week honors for the second consecutive week....


East Tennessee State Defeats UT-Martin in Overtime Thriller, 14-7

MARTIN, Tenn. (Sept. 11, 2003) -- Redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows (Cummings, Ga.) hooked up with senior wide receiver Andrew Nuckolls (Tunnell Hill, Ga.) on a 22-yard touchdown to give the Bucs a 14-7 victory on the first possession of overtime Thursday night from Martin, Tenn. ...


ETSU football set to kick-off at UT-Martin, listen to game on BSN

Martin, Tenn. (Sept. 11, 2003) -- East Tennessee State's football team will meet UT-Martin tonight at 8 p.m. (EST) in Martin, Tenn. You can listen to the game for free on the Buccaneer Sports Network link on www.ETSUBucs.com. ...


Thursday night's ETSU football game not to be televised

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2003) - Thursday night's football game between East Tennessee State and UT-Martin will not be televised, as previously reported....


Meadows named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 8, 2003) - After a stellar performance against Concord in ETSU's home opener Thursday night, redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows (Cummings, Ga.) was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week....


Buccaneers down Concord in home opener, 44-0

Photo Gallery JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 4, 2003) - East Tennessee State got a stellar performance from redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows (Cummings, Ga.) in a 44-0 victory over Concord in the Bucs home opener in front of 5,481 fans at Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tenn. ...


Bucs go stride-for-stride with Eastern Michigan, but fall short in 28-21 loss

Ypsilanti, Mich. (August 28, 2003) -- East Tennessee State's football team opened its 2003 campaign with a hard fought battle at Eastern Michigan, but the Buccaneers came up just a bit short in dropping a 28-21 decision to the Eagles at Rynearson Stadium Thursday night. It was the season opener for both teams, and ETSU's first meeting with the Division I-A opponent. ...


Tiller named to Buck Buchanan Award Watch List

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (August 25, 2003) - East Tennessee State senior cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) was one of just 16 players chosen on a watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award released Monday afternoon by The Sports Network....


Buccaneer Football holds first scrimmage of the season

Photo Gallery JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (August 11, 2003) - After a week of practice, the East Tennessee State football team held their first scrimmage of the 2003 season Monday night from Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tenn. ...


East Tennessee State football receives votes in Preseason Top 25

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (August 11, 2003) - The East Tennessee State Buccaneer football team received votes in the ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Preseason College Football Coaches Poll, released Monday morning....


Football lands six players on preseason All-SoCon team

GREENVILLE, S.C. (July 29, 2003) - The Southern Conference football coaches, who have been meeting with the media this week at the league's annual football rouser in Greenville, S.C., have named their preseason All-Southern Conference team. Six student-athletes from East Tennessee State were named among the league's top players. ...


SoCon preseason football polls released

GREENVILLE, S.C. (July 29, 2003) - East Tennessee State's football team was picked to finish as high as seventh in the Southern Conference, when the league's coaches and media members voted Monday on their respective preseason polls at the annual SoCon football rouser in Greenville, S.C....


Tony Tiller earns Preseason All-America honors

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 1, 2003) - Buccaneer senior cornerback Tony Tiller (Lithonia, Ga.) was a selection to The Sports Network's 2003 Division I-AA Preseason All-America team, the organization announced today. Tiller is a first-team selection for the second consecutive season, as he also earned the honor prior to the 2002 campaign. ...