List of East Tennessee State Buccaneers head football coaches
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The East Tennessee State Buccaneers college football team represents the East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Buccaneers competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 19 head coaches since it began play during the 1920 season. Since December 2021, George Quarles has served as head coach at East Tennessee State.[1]
Since 1920, three coaches have led the Buccaneers in postseason bowl games: Star Wood, Hal Littleford, and John Robert Bell. Mike Cavan and Sanders have led East Tennessee State to appearances in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Three of coaches have also won conference championships: Gene McMurray captured one as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference; Bell captured one as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference; and Sanders two as a member of the Southern Conference.
Wood is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 65 victories during his 13 years with the program. Sanders has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .619. Jack S. Batey has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .143.
Key
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
Coaches
No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | William R. Windes | 1920–1921 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | James Karl Luck | 1922–1924 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0.481 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
3 | John Robinson | 1925–1929 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0.368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
4 | Jack S. Batey | 1930–1931 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0.143 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.143 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
5 | Gene McMurray | 1932–1941 1946 | 87 | 50 | 32 | 5 | 0.603 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 0.556 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
6 | Loyd Roberts | 1947–1951 | 45 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 0.533 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.550 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
7 | Star Wood | 1952–1953 1955–1965 | 123 | 65 | 52 | 6 | 0.553 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0.469 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
8 | Hal Littleford | 1953 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
9 | John Robert Bell | 1966–1972 | 70 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 0.479 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 0.469 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
10 | Roy Frazier | 1973–1977 | 54 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 0.386 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0.355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
11 | Jack Carlisle | 1978–1982 | 55 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 0.382 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0.355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
12 | Buddy Sasser | 1983–1984 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0.409 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
13 | Mike Ayers | 1985–1987 | 33 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0.348 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0.286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
14 | Don Riley | 1988–1991 | 44 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 0.205 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0.214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
15 | Mike Cavan | 1992–1996 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0.526 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0.513 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
16 | Paul Hamilton | 1997–2003 | 79 | 38 | 41 | — | 0.481 | 24 | 32 | — | 0.429 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
17 | Carl Torbush | 2015–2017 | 33 | 11 | 22 | — | 0.333 | 4 | 12 | — | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
18 | Randy Sanders | 2018–2021 | 42 | 26 | 16 | — | 0.619 | 14 | 11 | — | 0.560 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — |
19 | George Quarles | 2022–2023 | 22 | 6 | 16 | — | 0.273 | 3 | 13 | — | 0.188 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
20 | Tre Lamb | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
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Notes
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ East Tennessee State did not field teams from 1943–1945 due to World War II and from the 2004–2014 seasons when the program was disbanded.
References
- ^ "East Tennessee State hires George Quarles as head football coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 17, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "East Tennessee State Yearly Totals". Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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- William R. Windes (1920–1921)
- James Karl Luck (1922–1924)
- John Robinson (1925–1929)
- Jack S. Batey (1930–1931)
- Gene McMurray (1932–1941)
- No team (1942–1945)
- Gene McMurray (1946)
- Loyd Roberts (1947–1951)
- Star Wood (1952–1953)
- Hal Littleford (1954)
- Star Wood (1955–1965)
- John Robert Bell (1966–1972)
- Roy Frazier (1973–1977)
- Jack Carlisle (1978–1982)
- Buddy Sasser (1983–1984)
- Mike Ayers (1985–1987)
- Don Riley (1988–1991)
- Mike Cavan (1992–1996)
- Paul Hamilton (1997–2003)
- No team (2004–2014)
- Carl Torbush (2015–2017)
- Randy Sanders (2018–2021)
- George Quarles (2022–2023)
- Tre Lamb (2024– )