2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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2016 Chattanooga Mocs football
Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record9–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Braithwaite (4th season)
Home stadium Finley Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 The Citadel $^  8 0   10 2  
No. 9 Wofford ^  6 2   10 4  
No. 13 Chattanooga ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 23 Samford ^  5 3   7 5  
Mercer  4 4   6 5  
Furman  3 5   3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6   5 6  
Western Carolina  1 7   2 9  
VMI  1 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by eighth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–2 in SoCon play to tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Weber State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pm Shorter *No. 6 SDN W 66–09,588
September 102:00 pm Presbyterian *No. 6
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNW 34–08,370
September 177:00 pmat Furman No. 6 ESPN3 W 21–145,347
September 242:00 pm Samford No. 5
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNW 41–218,714
October 112:00 pmat East Tennessee State No. 5SDNW 37–77,411
October 84:00 pm Mercer No. 5
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNW 52–3111,039
October 153:00 pmat No. 8 The Citadel No. 5 FSN L 14–2214,590
October 222:00 pm VMI No. 11
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNW 30–1310,505
October 293:30 pmat Western Carolina No. 10SDNW 38–2510,760
November 122:00 pm Wofford No. 7
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNL 28–368,750
November 197:00 pmat No. 1 (FBS) Alabama *No. 12 ESPN2 L 3–31101,821
November 262:00 pmNo. 25 Weber State *No. 11
ESPN3W 45–145,238
December 33:00 pmat No. 1 Sam Houston State *No. 11ESPN3L 36–414,897

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Game summaries

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Samford

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At East Tennessee State

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Mercer

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At The Citadel

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VMI

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At Western Carolina

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Wofford

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At Alabama

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FCS Playoffs

First Round–Weber State

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Second Round–Sam Houston State

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked.
Week
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STATS 6665555111097121113
Coaches 7643333888711910
FCS Playoffs Not released87Not released

NFL Draft Selections

YearRoundOverallPlayerTeamPosition
20176217 Corey Levin Tennessee Titans G

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References

  1. "Football - Schedule". University of Tennessee–Chattanooga Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2016.