The East Tennessee State Buccaneers compete in the Southern and hold an all-time record of 1078–888 (.548 winning percentage) across 69 recorded seasons dating back to 1957-58.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23-11 | 13-5 (Southern) | Brooks Savage | |
| 2024-25 | 19-13 | 12-6 (Southern) | Brooks Savage | |
| 2023-24 | 19-16 | 8-10 (Southern) | Brooks Savage | |
| 2022-23 | 12-20 | 8-10 (Southern) | Desmond Oliver | |
| 2021-22 | 15-17 | 7-11 (Southern) | Desmond Oliver | |
| 2020-21 | 13-12 | 8-7 (Southern) | Jason Shay | |
| 2019-20 | 30-4 | 16-2 (Southern) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2018-19 | 24-10 | 13-5 (Southern) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2017-18 | 25-9 | 14-4 (Southern) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2016-17 | 27-8 | 14-4 (Southern) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2015-16 | 24-12 | 14-4 (Southern) | Steve Forbes | |
| 2014-15 | 16-14 | 8-10 (Southern) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2013-14 | 19-16 | 10-8 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2012-13 | 10-22 | 8-10 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2011-12 | 17-14 | 10-8 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2010-11 | 24-12 | 16-4 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2009-10 | 20-15 | 13-7 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2008-09 | 23-11 | 14-6 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2007-08 | 19-13 | 11-5 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2006-07 | 24-10 | 16-2 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2005-06 | 15-13 | 12-8 (A-Sun) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2004-05 | 10-19 | 4-12 (Southern) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2003-04 | 27-6 | 15-1 (Southern) | Murry Bartow | |
| 2002-03 | 20-11 | 11-5 (Southern) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2001-02 | 18-10 | 11-5 (Southern) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 2000-01 | 18-10 | 13-3 (Southern) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 1999-00 | 14-15 | 8-8 (Southern) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 1998-99 | 17-11 | 9-7 (Southern) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 1997-98 | 11-16 | 6-9 (Southern) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 1996-97 | 7-20 | 2-12 (Southern) | Ed DeChellis | |
| 1995-96 | 7-20 | 3-11 (Southern) | Alan LeForce | |
| 1994-95 | 14-14 | 9-5 (Southern) | Alan LeForce | |
| 1993-94 | 16-14 | 13-5 (Southern) | Alan LeForce | |
| 1992-93 | 19-10 | 12-6 (Southern) | Alan LeForce | |
| 1991-92 | 24-7 | 12-2 (Southern) | Alan LeForce | |
| 1990-91 | 28-5 | 11-3 (Southern) | Alan LeForce | AP #10 |
| 1989-90 | 27-7 | 12-2 (Southern) | Les Robinson | |
| 1988-89 | 20-11 | 7-7 (Southern) | Les Robinson | |
| 1987-88 | 14-15 | 9-7 (Southern) | Les Robinson | |
| 1986-87 | 7-21 | 3-13 (Southern) | Les Robinson | |
| 1985-86 | 13-16 | 8-8 (Southern) | Les Robinson | |
| 1984-85 | 9-18 | 3-13 (Southern) | Barry Dowd | |
| 1983-84 | 9-19 | 6-10 (Southern) | Barry Dowd | |
| 1982-83 | 22-9 | 12-4 (Southern) | Barry Dowd | |
| 1981-82 | 13-15 | 8-8 (Southern) | Jim Hallahan | |
| 1980-81 | 13-14 | 9-7 (Southern) | Jim Hallahan | |
| 1979-80 | 15-13 | 8-6 (Southern) | Jim Hallahan | |
| 1978-79 | 16-11 | 0-0 (Southern) | Jim Hallahan | |
| 1977-78 | 18-9 | 10-4 (OVC) | Sonny Smith | |
| 1976-77 | 12-14 | 6-8 (OVC) | Sonny Smith | |
| 1975-76 | 6-20 | 4-10 (OVC) | Leroy Fisher | |
| 1974-75 | 9-14 | 5-9 (OVC) | Leroy Fisher | |
| 1973-74 | 8-18 | 3-11 (OVC) | Leroy Fisher | |
| 1972-73 | 9-17 | 2-12 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1971-72 | 11-14 | 6-8 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1970-71 | 12-12 | 8-6 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1969-70 | 15-11 | 8-6 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1968-69 | 15-11 | 6-8 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1967-68 | 19-8 | 10-4 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1966-67 | 17-9 | 8-6 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1965-66 | 7-14 | 3-11 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1964-65 | 6-17 | 4-10 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1963-64 | 12-10 | 8-6 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1962-63 | 14-8 | 7-5 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1961-62 | 11-14 | 3-9 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1960-61 | 9-15 | 1-11 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1959-60 | 9-14 | 2-10 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1958-59 | 13-10 | 5-7 (OVC) | Madison Brooks | |
| 1957-58 | 7-18 | OVC | Madison Brooks |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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