2001 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2001 Chattanooga Mocs football
2001 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Donnie Kirkpatrick (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Donnie Kirkpatrick (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Will Holthouser (2nd season)
Home stadium	Finley Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

Last updated December 17, 2023

2001 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Furman $^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 6 Appalachian State ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
Western Carolina	5	–	3	7	–	4
East Tennessee State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Wofford	3	–	5	4	–	7
The Citadel	2	–	6	3	–	7
Chattanooga	1	–	7	3	–	8
VMI	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2001 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in SoConConference play to tie for eighth place.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Samford *	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 28–14	6,403
September 8	at Memphis *	Liberty Bowl Memphis, TN	L 10–43	24,053
September 22	at No. 1 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 7–70	14,656
September 29	Wofford	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 29–26	7,815
October 13	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 16–19 ^OT	7,622
October 18	Western Carolina	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 3–21	4,821
October 27	at No. 12 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–51	15,337	^[2]
November 3	The Citadel	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 17–20 ^OT	8,495
November 10	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 10–32	8,748
November 17	Furman	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 10–42	6,366	^[3]
November 24	Kentucky State *	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 73–0	5,834
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1886 and is part of the University of Tennessee System.

The 2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by sixth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2014 was a historic season for the Mocs. The Mocs won ten games in a season for the first time in program history, won the SoCon Conference outright for the first time in program history, went undefeated in the SoCon for the first time in program history, and went to the postseason for the first time since 1984, netting a number eight seed and a first-round bye. Chattanooga beat Indiana State at home for the program's first-ever home playoff win in the Second Round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs before falling to New Hampshire, 35–30, in the Quarterfinal.

The 2015 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by seventh-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–1 in SoCon play to share for the SoCon title with The Citadel. Chattanooga earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing in the second round to Jacksonville State.

The 1984 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by first-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and won the SoCon title with 5–1 mark.

The 1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Moccasins were led by first-year head coach Joe Morrison and played their home games at Charmerlain Field. They finished the season 7–3–1 overall and 3–1 in Southern Conference (SoCon) play to finish tied for first place.

The 1977 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Moccasins were led by fifth-year head coach Joe Morrison and played their home games at Charmerlain Field. They compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the SoCon title with VMI.

The 2007 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by fifth-year head coach Rodney Allison and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 2–5 in SoCon play to place seventh.

The 2003 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Rodney Allison and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 3–9 overall and 3–5 in SoCon play to tie for sixth place.

The 2002 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by third-year head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 2–10 overall and 2–6 in SoCon play to tied for seventh place.

The 2000 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in SoCon play to tied for sixth place.

The 1999 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by sixth-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in play to place sixth.

The 1998 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by fifth-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to tie for fourth place.

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.

The 1993 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by first-year head coach Tommy West and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 4–7 overall and 2–6 in SoCon play to tie for seventh place.

The 1992 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon)in the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by ninth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 0–7 in SoCon play to place eighth.

The 1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in SoCon play to tied for third place.

The 1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by second-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–2 in SoCon play to place third.

The 1982 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by third-year head coach Bill Oliver and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 5–1 in SoCon play to place in second.

The 1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Moccasins were led by second-year head coach Bill Oliver and played their home games at Charmerlain Field. They finished the season 7–3–1 overall and 3–2–1 in SoCon play to tie for fourth place.

The 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Rusty Wright and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 6–6 overall and 5–3 in SoCon play to place third.

References

↑ "2001 Football Game Results". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
↑ "Balanced offense carries ASU". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Paladins wake up to knock off Mocs". The Greenville News. November 18, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "2001 Football Game Results". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.

[2] "Balanced offense carries ASU". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Paladins wake up to knock off Mocs". The Greenville News. November 18, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.

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