<P> On March 29, 2013, the TBR approved a $125 fee increase to reinstate football at ETSU . It had also become widely known across the campus that the Mini-Dome would not host home games . ETSU is building a brand new football stadium to play host to all of its home games . On May 30, 2013, ETSU accepted an invitation to rejoin the Southern Conference in 2014 and reinstated football, with operations beginning shortly thereafter and the first class signed in 2014 in preparation for the first game in the 2015 season . </P> <P> Veteran coach Carl Torbush was chosen to helm the rebuilding of the program, and signed the first class in 2014 in preparation for the 2015 season debut . Since the Bucs' revival, they have played home games at Kermit Tipton Stadium / Steve Spurrier Field located on the campus of Science Hill High School in Johnson City . It was announced on February 6, 2015 that ETSU would play Tennessee at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018, the first meeting between the two schools . ETSU will receive a $500,000 payment for the game . The Carl Torbush era began on September 3, 2015 as the Bucs took on the Kennesaw State Owls . On July 15, 2015, it was announced that the first game against Kennesaw State and the homecoming game against Emory & Henry had sold out, and that standing - only tickets were then available . Torbush and the fledgling Bucs finished the 2015 season with a 2 - 9 record, with the wins over Warner and Kentucky Wesleyan . Torbush then lead a much improved Bucs team to a 5 - 6 (2 - 6 SoCon) in 2016 including a revenge win against Kennesaw State, a win over Western Carolina at Bristol Motor Speedway (the most attended game in the program's history), and an upset against then 18th - ranked Samford . In 2017, the Bucs returned on campus to William B. Greene Jr . Stadium, where they were mostly successful . However, the Bucs finished with a disappointing 4 - 7 record . After the season, Torbush decided to retire on December 8, 2017, citing his age as key factor in not signing a contract In three years as the Buccaneers head coach, Torbush finished with an 11 - 22 (4 - 12 SoCon) record . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1952--1956: NAIA </Li> <Li> 1957--1972: NCAA College Division </Li> <Li> 1973--1976: NCAA Division II </Li> <Li> 1978--2003: NCAA Division I--AA (now FCS) </Li> <Li> 2004--2014: No team </Li> <Li> 2015--present: NCAA Division I FCS </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1952--1956: NAIA </Li>

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