2017 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2017 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Tom Arth (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Justin Rascati (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Kaufman (1st season)
Home stadium	Finley Stadium
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Wofford $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 18 Samford ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 19 Furman ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
Mercer		4	–	4					5	–	6
The Citadel		3	–	5					5	–	6
Chattanooga		3	–	5					3	–	8
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					4	–	7
VMI		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 3–5 in SoCon play to tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Jacksonville State *	No. 12	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	L 13–27	12,952
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at No. 12 (FBS) LSU *	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	L 10–45	97,289
September 16	6:00 p.m.	UT Martin *	No. 15	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 7–21	10,141
September 23	1:30 p.m.	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	STADIUM	W 63–7	5,311
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Western Carolina		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 7–45	10,101
October 7	4:00 p.m.	Furman		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 17–41	9,651
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at Mercer		Moye Complex Macon, GA	STADIUM	L 10–30	9,864
October 21	2:00 p.m.	The Citadel		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	L 14–20	7,521
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Samford		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 23–21	3,523
November 4	1:30 p.m	at No. 8 Wofford		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	L 21–24 2OT	5,012
November 18	2:00 p.m	East Tennessee State		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	W 10–3	8,434
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Gamecocks	10	0	10	7	27
No. 12 Mocs	3	3	0	7	13

See also: 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

At LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Mocs	3	0	0	7	10
No. 12 (FBS) Tigers	14	14	14	3	45

See also: 2017 LSU Tigers football team

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	7	7	7	28
No. 15 Mocs	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	21	21	7	14	63
Keydets	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2017 VMI Keydets football team

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	0	0	7	7
Catamounts	10	14	14	7	45

See also: 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	7	20	7	7	41
Mocs	3	7	0	7	17

See also: 2017 Furman Paladins football team

At Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	3	0	7	10
Bears	0	13	10	7	30

See also: 2017 Mercer Bears football team

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	10	3	20
Mocs	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

At Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	14	6	3	23
No. 9 Bulldogs	7	0	0	14	21

See also: 2017 Samford Bulldogs football team

At Wofford

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Mocs	3	3	0	8	7	0	21
No. 8 Terriers	7	0	0	7	7	3	24

See also: 2017 Wofford Terriers football team

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	0	0	0	3
Mocs	0	0	10	0	10

See also: 2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Ranking movements

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	12	13	15	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	13	14	15	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

1. "2017 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of. Retrieved February 14, 2017.