2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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2018 Chattanooga Mocs football
Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Rascati (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Staley (2nd season)
Home stadium Finley Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Wofford +^  6 2   9 4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^  6 2   8 4  
Furman +  6 2   6 4  
Samford  5 3   6 5  
Chattanooga  4 4   6 5  
The Citadel  4 4   5 6  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
Western Carolina  1 7   3 8  
VMI  0 8   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place in a three-way tie for fifth.

Contents

On December 14, head coach Arth resigned to become the head coach at Akron. [1] He finished at Chattanooga with a two-year record of 9–13.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Mocs predicted to finish in sixth place. [2] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Mocs predicted to finish in fifth place. [3]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Samford204 (20)
2Furman174 (2)
3Wofford163 (1)
4Mercer133
5Western Carolina114
6Chattanooga88
7The Citadel83
8East Tennessee State53
9VMI23
Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Samford63 (7)
2Wofford53 (1)
3Furman52 (1)
4Western Carolina39
5Chattanooga34
6Mercer32
7The Citadel28
8East Tennessee State15
9VMI8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Mocs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech * ESPN3 W 34–109,020
September 86:00 p.m.at The Citadel ESPN+ W 29–28 OT8,076
September 154:00 p.m.at UT Martin *ESPN+W 34–244,414
September 227:00 p.m.No. 17 Samford
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 27–2010,469
September 297:30 p.m.at East Tennessee State No. 20ESPN+L 14–179,277
October 63:00 p.m.No. 7 Wofford
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 10–218,010
October 133:30 p.m.at Western Carolina ESPN+W 26–67,362
October 273:00 p.m. VMI Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 34–278,201
November 31:00 p.m.at Furman ESPN3L 10–164,332
November 101:00 p.m. Mercer
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 9–138,014
November 177:30 p.m.at South Carolina * SECN Alternate L 9–4972,832
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries

Tennessee Tech

1234Total
Golden Eagles073010
Mocs6721034

At The Citadel

1234OTTotal
Mocs14700829
Bulldogs01470728

At UT Martin

1234Total
Mocs10107734
Skyhawks0701724

Samford

1234Total
No. 17 Bulldogs0103720
Mocs1077327

At East Tennessee State

1234Total
No. 20 Mocs0001414
Buccaneers1430017

Wofford

1234Total
No. 7 Terriers770721
Mocs1000010

At Western Carolina

1234Total
Mocs9107026
Catamounts03036

VMI

1234Total
Keydets1470627
Mocs7146734

At Furman

1234Total
Mocs003710
Paladins760316

Mercer

1234Total
Bears0001313
Mocs00369

At South Carolina

1234Total
Mocs03069
Gamecocks141471449

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRVRV20RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches RV24RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

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References

  1. "Akron hiring Chattanooga's Arth as new coach". December 14, 2018.
  2. "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  3. "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
  4. "2018 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of. Retrieved May 20, 2018.