2002 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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2002 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–10 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Tim Burke (1st season)
Home stadium Finley Stadium
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 14 Wofford  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 9 Furman ^  6 –2   8 –4  
VMI  3 –5   6 –6  
Western Carolina  3 –5   5 –6  
East Tennessee State  2 –6   4 –8  
Chattanooga  2 –6   2 –10  
The Citadel  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 p.m.at West Virginia *
MSNL 7–5654,455 [3]
September 71:30 p.m. Alabama State *
L 23–417,180 [4]
September 147:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech *
L 3–138,235 [5]
September 216:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb *
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 24–264,317 [6]
September 286:00 p.m.No. 18 Georgia Southern
L 10–388,566 [7]
October 53:00 p.m.at No. 20 Wofford
L 21–27 OT9,107 [8]
October 196:00 p.m. VMI
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 31–355,237 [9]
October 262:00 p.m.at Western Carolina
L 28–457,021 [10]
November 21:30 p.m.No. 14 Appalachian State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–207,139 [11]
November 92:00 p.m.at The Citadel
W 34–3118,818 [12]
November 161:30 p.m. East Tennessee State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–103,813 [13]
November 232:00 p.m.at No. 8 Furman
L 7–357,423 [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "2002 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ↑ "UTC "Reassigns" Football Coach Donnie Kirkpatrick". The Chattanoogan.
  3. ↑ "Marshall pilots WVU's win". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 1, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Alabama St. 41, Chattanooga 23". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee Tech 13, Chattanooga 3". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "G–W 26, Chattanooga 24". Bristol Herald Courier. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ga. Southern rebounds against Chattanooga". The Macon Telegraph. September 29, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wofford survives scare in overtime victory". The State. October 6, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "VMI rallies to defeat Chattanooga". Daily Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cats beat Mocs, end skid". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Win keeps ASU's playoff hopes alive". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Chattanooga edges The Citadel, 34–31". The Beaufort Gazette. November 10, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "ETSU drops fourth straight". Bristol Herald Courier. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Paladins whip Mocs, wait for NCAA's call". The Greenville News. November 24, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "2002 Chattanooga Football". stats.gomocs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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