1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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1997 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference Southern Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Frankie DeBusk (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (4th season)
Captains
  • Keith Blanks
  • Tyrone Coleman
  • Ron Faugue
  • Brian Hampton
Home stadium Chamberlain Field
Finley Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 15 Appalachian State  6 –2   7 –4  
East Tennessee State  5 –3   7 –4  
Furman  5 –3   7 –4  
The Citadel  4 –4   6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4   7 –4  
Western Carolina  3 –5   3 –8  
Wofford  2 –6   3 –7  
VMI  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Green and played first three home games at Chamberlain Field before moving to newly-opened Finley Stadium on October 18. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to tie for fifth place. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Tennessee Tech *
W 13–108,377 [2]
September 13 Middle Tennessee *
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 33–248,298 [3]
September 27at No. 20 Georgia Southern No. 22
L 10–3710,128 [4]
October 4 Wofford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–179,102 [5]
October 11at VMI
W 27–246,745 [6]
October 18 Tennessee State *
W 28–722,646 [7]
October 25 Western Carolina
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 24–216,352 [8]
November 1at No. 18 Appalachian State No. 23
L 7–4116,761 [9]
November 8 The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 3–77,209 [10]
November 15at No. 19 East Tennessee State
W 17–136,181 [11]
November 22 Furman
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 23–4310,102 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Football Game Results". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ↑ "Tenn.–Chattanooga 13, Tenn. Tech 10". The Commercial Appeal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blame goes to all at MTSU". The Tennessean. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Eagles avenge loss last year to UT–C". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late score lifts Tennessee–Chattanooga past Wofford". The Greenville News. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Late fumble costs VMI a shot at first win". The Daily News Leader. October 12, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Losing season skid reaches seven for TSU". The Tennessean. October 19, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Locklyn's run buries Catamounts". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "3rd-quarter spurt seals ASU victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Citadel upsets Moccasins 7–3". The Item. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Buccaneers lose hope". Elizabethton Star. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Dailer, Furman sack UTC's playoff hopes". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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