2023 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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2023 Chattanooga Mocs football
Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record8–5 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pizzo (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward (5th season)
Home stadium Finley Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Furman $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 18 Chattanooga ^  6 2   8 5  
No. 17 Mercer ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 23 Western Carolina  5 3   7 4  
Samford  4 4   6 5  
VMI  4 4   5 6  
East Tennessee State  2 6   3 8  
Wofford  2 6   2 9  
The Citadel  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by fifth-year head coach Rusty Wright and played home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The Mocs finished the 2022 season with a record of 7–4, 6–2 SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at North Alabama * ESPN+ L 27–419,361
September 96:00 p.m. Kennesaw State *ESPN+W 27–208,123
September 166:00 p.m. The Citadel ESPN+W 48–36,440
September 231:00 p.m.at No. 20 Samford ESPN+W 47–2410,870
September 306:00 p.m.at Wofford ESPN+W 23–132,956
October 74:00 p.m.No. 11 Western Carolina Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 24
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 50–528,978
October 144:00 p.m.at Mercer No. 25ESPN+W 22–108,729
October 211:00 p.m. East Tennessee State No. 21
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 34–38,144
October 281:30 p.m.at VMI No. 17ESPN+W 24–235,318
November 41:30 p.m.No. 2 Furman No. 14
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 14–179,201
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 8 (FBS) Alabama *No. 18 SECN+/ESPN+L 10–66100,077
November 253:00 p.m.at No. 13 Austin Peay *No. 18ESPN+W 24–217,249
December 21:00 p.m.at No. 7 Furman *No. 18ESPN+L 7–268,117
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "2023 Chattanooga Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 11, 2023.