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ETSU FootballTuesday, November 3

ETSU turns to Samford on Senior Day after a 24-17 loss to Tennessee Tech

The Daily Johnson City teamFrom the Nov. 3 edition · 1 min read · 4 sources

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ETSU had a lead and couldn't keep it. No. 11 Tennessee Tech shut out the Bucs in the second half, and Jax Leatherwood's 1-yard run capped a 12-play, 90-yard drive with 4:08 left. Mason Mims got the Bucs to the Tech 10 with 30 seconds to go, but his fourth-and-5 pass fell incomplete.

Tennessee Tech beat ETSU 24-17 on Saturday

  • Tennessee Tech24
    ETSU17
    FinalThe win snapped ETSU's five-game win streak.

Sources: CBS Sports, WCYB

  • Tennessee Tech: 8-1 overall, 5-1 in the
  • ETSU: 6-3, 4-1 in the SoCon, tied with Mercer for second

Mims threw for 114 yards, a season low, with no touchdown pass, while the Bucs ran for 235 as a team. Samford visits Saturday at 1 p.m. for , the final home game. Coach Will Healy said, "This team has our full attention," and linebacker Charles Woodard said the team's saying is "so now what?"

ETSU ran for 235 yards, and Mims threw for 114

Source: WCYB

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Value
Team rushing235 yards
Mims passing114 yards

Sources: WJHL, CBS Sports, WCYB

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