NCAA FCS Southern

East Tennessee State football predictions & picks

Southern

2026 record: 6-4
Southern: 3rd
PPG: 31.9
Streak: L2
Last 5: Won 14–3 vs Chattanooga · Sat, Oct 3 Won 34–16 at The Citadel · Sat, Oct 10 Won 38–0 at VMI · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 17–24 vs Tennessee Tech · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 35–37 vs Samford · Sat, Nov 7

East Tennessee State next game

Wk 11

ETSU @1:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Wofford

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

East Tennessee State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs Campbell Campbell L37–49 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vsTusculum Tusculum W48–14 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @North Carolina North Carolina L3–35 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs West Georgia West Georgia W35–27 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Western Carolina W Carolina W58–31 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Chattanooga Chattanooga W14–3 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @The Citadel The Citadel W34–16 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @VMI VMI W38–0 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech L17–24 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Samford Samford L35–37 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Wofford Wofford 1:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Mercer Mercer 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

East Tennessee State team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 31.9/ game 31st

Total yards 401.2/ game 30th

Passing yards 213.9/ game 57th

Rushing yards 187.3/ game 24th

Third-down conversions 47.1% 7th

Giveaways 0.9/ game 15th

Time of possession 29:18 72nd

Defense

Points allowed 23.6/ game 39th

Yards allowed 327.7/ game 22nd

Passing yards allowed 191.5/ game 31st

Rushing yards allowed 136.2/ game 40th

Takeaways 0.4/ game 127th

Penalties 5.9/ game 52nd

East Tennessee State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Mason Mims 1,998yds 14 TD · 3 INT · 67.9% comp. · 10 games

Rushing TJ Peyton 949yds 9 TD · 6.3 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Suderian Harrison 454yds 36 catches · 1 TD · 10 games

Tackles Dre Delinois 78 10 games

Sacks Jarvis Johnson 3 8 games

Interceptions Mike Jenkins 1 5 passes defended · 10 games

Southern standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech 910 9-1 .900 356203 +153 W5

2 Mercer Mercer 820 8-2 .800 287163 +124 W6

3 East Tennessee State ETSU 640 6-4 .600 319236 +83 L2

4 Chattanooga Chattanooga 640 6-4 .600 212130 +82 L1

5 Wofford Wofford 550 5-5 .500 227221 +6 L2

6 Western Carolina W Carolina 550 5-5 .500 292297 −5 W2

7 Samford Samford 460 4-6 .400 190229 −39 W3

8 Furman Furman 370 3-7 .300 171211 −40 W1

9 The Citadel The Citadel 280 2-8 .200 181322 −141 L5

10 VMI VMI 0100 0-10 .000 88420 −332 L10

East Tennessee State FAQ

Who does East Tennessee State play next?

Next up for East Tennessee State: on the road at Wofford, Saturday, November 14, 1:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is East Tennessee State’s record this season?

East Tennessee State is 6-4, 3rd in the Southern.

Who leads East Tennessee State in passing yards?

Mason Mims, with 1,998 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (14 TD · 3 INT · 67.9% comp. · 10 games).

Southern rivals

All teams

Chattanooga Furman Mercer Samford Tennessee Tech The Citadel VMI Western Carolina Wofford

East Tennessee State this week

East Tennessee State is 6-4, 4-2 in Southern play. Its last game was a 37–35 loss to Samford at home on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 31.9 points a game (31st in FCS), and its defense allows 23.6 (39th).

Next up, East Tennessee State visits Wofford on Saturday, November 14 at 1:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.