FCS

East Tennessee State

Buccaneers · Southern

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#15

Among 128 teams · ▲1 since Week 7

Record

6-2

5-1 vs. FCS

Power rating

+6.33

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−3.53

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

East Tennessee State is 6-2 and ranks No. 15 of 128 FCS teams, up 1 spot from Week 7. Its +6.3 power rating is 8.0 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 85th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.3 wins against it; East Tennessee State is 0.7 ahead, 15th in résumé rank.

Best win: 14–3 over Chattanooga.

Next: at home against Tennessee Tech on Sat, Oct 31. Projection: toss-up.

Next game

Toss-up

East Tennessee State 50% · Tennessee Tech 50%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 28 after Week 1 to No. 15 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#15
Week 8: No. 15 · +6.33 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 128+3.07
Week 248−1.67
Week 366−3.43
Week 426+3.35
Week 518+6.21
Week 617+6.79
Week 716+6.31
Week 815+6.33

Game results

8 games · 2026
East Tennessee State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at VMI #128
W38–097%−20.59
W34–1680%−8.19
W14–356%+6.38
W58–3139%+1.67
W35–2791%−10.08
L3–35—+8.46
W48–14—−2.19
L37–49—+5.54
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Southern
Southern power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
10up 27-1
+8.71
#5−1.50+11.8
14up 145-3
+6.38
#28−1.35+9.4
15up 16-2
+6.33
#15−3.53+11.5
26down 56-2
+3.88
#25−5.88+13.5
35down 133-5
+1.67
#56+2.92-2.8
40down 15-3
+0.76
#41−4.11+2.9
60down 172-6
−2.04
#83+2.82-6.1
79up 162-6
−5.24
#101−0.53-5.3
98up 52-6
−8.19
#87+3.86-15.3
128unchanged0-8
−20.59
#128−2.52-33.3