2023 Chattanooga Mocs football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 7–26 at Furman | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 18 |
FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
Record | 8–5 (6–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Pizzo (5th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Ward (5th season) |
Home stadium | Finley Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Furman $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Alabama * | ESPN+ | L 27–41 | 9,361 | ||
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State * | ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 8,123 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | W 48–3 | 6,440 | |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Samford | ESPN+ | W 47–24 | 10,870 | ||
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | W 23–13 | 2,956 | ||
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 11 Western Carolina | No. 24 |
| ESPN+ | L 50–52 | 8,978 |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mercer | No. 25 | ESPN+ | W 22–10 | 8,729 | |
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | No. 21 |
| ESPN+ | W 34–3 | 8,144 |
October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI | No. 17 | ESPN+ | W 24–23 | 5,318 | |
November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 2 Furman | No. 14 |
| ESPN+ | L 14–17 | 9,201 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 8 (FBS) Alabama * | No. 18 | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 10–66 | 100,077 | |
November 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Austin Peay * | No. 18 | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 7,249 | |
December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Furman * | No. 18 |
| ESPN+ | L 7–26 | 8,117 |
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The 2011 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by third-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in SoCon play to tie for sixth place.
The 2013 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by fifth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 8–4 overall and 6–2 in SoCon play to share the conference championship with Samford and Furman. Chattanooga not receive the conference's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.
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 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.
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.
The 2010 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–3 in SoCon play to tie for third place.
The 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place in a three-way tie for fifth.
The 2009 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fourth.
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 2005 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by third-year head coach Rodney Allison and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 3–4 in SoCon play to tie for fifth place.
The 2006 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by fourth-year head coach Rodney Allison and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–5 in SoCon play to place fifth.
The 2004 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by second-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 tied for fifth place.
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 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 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.
The 2008 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon)in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by sixth-year head coach Rodney Allison and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 1–11 overall and 0–8 in SoCon play to place ninth. Allison was relieved of his coaching duties at the end of the season.
Devin Cole Strange is an American professional football center for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Chattanooga and was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.