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)
CaptainKeith Blanks, Tyrone Coleman, Ron Faugue, Brian Hampton
Home stadium Chamberlain Field
Finley Stadium
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
September 11 Middle Tennessee State *
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 33–248,298
September 27at No. 20 Georgia Southern No. 22
L 10–3710,128
October 4 Wofford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–179,102
October 11at VMI
W 27–246,745 [2]
October 18 Tennessee State *
W 28–722,646 [3]
October 25 Western Carolina
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 24–216,352
November 1at No. 18 Appalachian State No. 23
L 7–4116,761 [4]
November 8 The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 3–77,209
November 15at East Tennessee State
W 17–136,181
November 22 Furman
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 23–4310,102 [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 Football Game Results". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ↑ "Late fumble costs VMI a shot at first win". The Daily News Leader. October 12, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Losing season skid reaches seven for TSU". The Tennessean. October 19, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "3rd-quarter spurt seals ASU victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Dailer, Furman sack UTC's playoff hopes". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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