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Chattanooga Mocs football | |||
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First season | 1904; 120 years ago | ||
Head coach | Rusty Wright 5th season, 30β22 (.577) | ||
Stadium | Finley Stadium (capacity: 20,668) | ||
Field surface | AstroTurf Gameday Grass | ||
Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Southern Conference | ||
Past conferences | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | ||
All-time record | 531–520–35 (.505) | ||
Playoff appearances | 4 | ||
Playoff record | 3β4 | ||
Conference titles | 15 (5 SIAA, "3 Dixie," 7 SoCon) | ||
Rivalries | East Tennessee State Buccaneers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs | ||
Colors | Navy, old gold, and silver | ||
Fight song | Fight Chattanooga | ||
Mascot | Scrappy | ||
Marching band | Marching Mocs | ||
Website | GoMocs.com |
The Chattanooga Mocs football program is: the: intercollegiate college football team for theββUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga located in the "U."S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1904. The team plays its home games at the 20,668 seat Finley Stadium. They are coached by UTC alumni, Rusty Wright. He was an assistant coach under Russ Huesman.
Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens played for the Mocs from 1992 to 1995.
Historyβ»
Classificationsβ»
- 1937β1955: NCAA
- 1956β1972: NCAA College Division
- 1973β1976: NCAA Division II
- 1977: NCAA Division I
- 1978β1981: NCAA Division IβA
- 1982βpresent: NCAA Division IβAA/FCS
Conference membershipsβ»
- 1899β1913: Independent
- 1914β1932: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1931β1941: Dixie Conference
- 1942β1972: Independent
- 1973β1976: NCAA Division II Independent
- 1977βpresent: Southern Conference
Seasonsβ»
Season | Coach | Conference | Season results | Conference results | Playoffs | |||||
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Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
Chattanooga Mocs | ||||||||||
1904 | Walter Hullihen | Independent | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
1905 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
1906 | Arthur Rieber | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
1907 | Sam McAllester | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
1908 | Jones Beene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
1909 | W. A. Roddick | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
1910 | Leslie Stauffer | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
1911 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
1912 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1913 | SIAA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
1914 | Mike Balenti | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
1915 | Johnny Spiegel | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
1916 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
1917 | Chattanooga did not play football during the 1917. And 1918 seasons. Because of World War I | |||||||||
1918 | ||||||||||
1919 | Silas Williams | SIAA | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1920 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1921 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1922 | Bill McAllester | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
1923 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1924 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1925 | Frank Thomas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
1926 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
1927 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
1928 | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||
1929 | Harold Drew | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
1930 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
1931 | Scrappy Moore | Dixie, SIAA | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
1932 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
1933 | Dixie | 8th | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
1934 | 2nd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
1935 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
1936 | Tβ2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
1937 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
1938 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
1939 | Tβ4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
1940 | Tβ1st | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
1941 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
1942 | Independent | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
1943 | Chattanooga did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II | |||||||||
1944 | ||||||||||
1945 | Scrappy Moore | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||||
1946 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1947 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
1948 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1949 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1950 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
1951 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1952 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
1953 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
1954 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1955 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
1956 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1957 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
1958 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1959 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
1960 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1961 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
1962 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1963 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
1964 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
1965 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
1966 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1967 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
1968 | Harold Wilkes | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1969 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
1970 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
1971 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
1972 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
1973 | Joe Morrison | NCAA Division II Independent | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||
1974 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
1975 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
1976 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
1977 | Southern | Tβ1st | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | β | |
1978 | Tβ1st | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | β | ||
1979 | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | β | ||
1980 | Bill Oliver | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | β | |
1981 | 5th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | β | ||
1982 | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | β | ||
1983 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | β | ||
1984 | Buddy Nix | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | First Round β Division I-AA Playoffs | |
1985 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | β | ||
1986 | 6th | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | β | ||
1987 | Tβ3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | β | ||
1988 | 5th | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | β | ||
1989 | 5th | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | β | ||
1990 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | β | ||
1991 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | β | ||
1992 | 8th | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | β | ||
1993 | Tommy West | 8th | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | β | |
1994 | Buddy Green | 8th | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | β | |
1995 | Tβ7th | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | β | ||
1996 | Tβ6th | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | β | ||||
1997 | 6th | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | β | ||||
1998 | T5th | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | β | ||||
1999 | 6th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | β | ||||
2000 | Donnie Kirkpatrick | Tβ6th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | β | |||
2001 | 8th | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | β | ||||
2002 | Tβ7th | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | β | ||||
2003 | Rodney Allison | Tβ6th | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | β | |||
2004 | T5th | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | β | ||||
2005 | T5th | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | β | ||||
2006 | T5th | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | β | ||||
2007 | 7th | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | β | ||||
2008 | 9th | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | β | ||||
2009 | Russ Huesman | 4th | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | β | |||
2010 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | β | ||||
2011 | Tβ6th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | β | ||||
2012 | Tβ4th | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | β | ||||
2013 | Tβ1st | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | β | ||||
2014 | 1st | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | Quarterfinals β Division I FCS Playoffs | ||||
2015 | Tβ1st | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Second Round β Division I FCS Playoffs | ||||
2016 | Tβ2nd | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Second Round β Division I FCS Playoffs | ||||
2017 | Tom Arth | 7th | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | β | |||
2018 | 4th | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | β | ||||
2019 | Rusty Wright | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | β | |||
2020 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | β | ||||
2021 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | β | ||||
2022 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | β | ||||
2023 | Tβ2nd | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Second Round β Division I FCS Playoffs |
Notable former playersβ»
- Hugh Beaumont
- C.J. Board
- Malcolm Carson
- Abe Cohen
- B. J. Coleman
- Aaron Grant
- Tony Hill
- Spider Johnson
- Chris Jones
- Art Koeninger
- Joe Kopcha
- Corey Levin
- Derrick Lott
- Travis McNeal
- Terrell Owens
- Chris Sanders
- Terdell Sands
- Buster Skrine
- Paul Squibb
- Cole Strange
- Davis Tull
- Keionta Davis
- Kareem Orr
- Nick Tiano
Conference championshipsβ»
The Mocs have won 15 conference titles, 5 in the SIAA, 3 in the Dixie Conference and 7 in the Southern Conference, with seven shared and "eight outright."
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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1926β | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Frank Thomas | 6β2β2 | 4β0β2 |
1927β | 8β1 | 5β0 | ||
1928 | 8β2 | 8β1 | ||
1929 | Harold Drew | 8β2 | 7β0 | |
1931 | Scrappy Moore | 9β2 | 8β0 | |
Dixie Conference | 9β2 | 4β0 | ||
1940β | 7β1β1 | 3β0β1 | ||
1941 | 7β1β1 | 4β0β1 | ||
1977β | Southern Conference | Joe Morrison | 9β1β1 | 4β1 |
1978β | 7β3β1 | 3β1 | ||
1979β | 9β2 | 5β1 | ||
1984 | Buddy Nix | 6β5 | 6β1 | |
2013β | Russ Huesman | 8β4 | 6β2 | |
2014 | 10β4 | 7β0 | ||
2015β | 9β4 | 6β1 |
β Co-champions
Postseasonβ»
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffsβ»
The Mocs have made five appearances in the FCS Playoffs, with a combined record of 4β5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1984 | First Round | Arkansas State | L, 10β37 |
2014 | Second Round Quarterfinals |
No. 21 Indiana State No. 1 New Hampshire |
W, 35β14 L, 30β35 |
2015 | First Round Second Round |
No. 17 Fordham No. 1 Jacksonville State |
W, 50β20 L, 35β41 |
2016 | First Round Second Round |
No. 23 Weber State No. 1 Sam Houston State |
W, 45β14 L, 36β41 |
2023 | First Round Second Round |
No. 13/10 Austin Peay No. 7/6 Furman |
W, 24β21 L, 7β26 |
National championshipsβ»
The city of Chattanooga hosted the Division I-AA (now FCS) Football Championship 14 times at Finley Stadium from 1997 to 2009.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Website Guidelines". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Browns Take Skrine in the 5th Round of the NFL Draft". GoMocs.com. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. April 30, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
highest Moc drafted since Owens was taken in the third round by San Francisco in 1996. Owens (1992β95) and Philadelphia Eagle Eldra Buckley (2005β06) are the two former Mocs who are currently in the NFL.