2024 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2024 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–3 (0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Rusty Wright (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Pizzo (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lorenzo Ward (6th season)
Home stadium	Finley Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Mercer		3	–	0					5	–	0
No. 23 East Tennessee State		1	–	0					3	–	2
Samford		0	–	0					1	–	2
Furman		0	–	0					1	–	3
Western Carolina		0	–	0					1	–	3
VMI		0	–	0					0	–	4
Wofford		0	–	1					2	–	2
Chattanooga		0	–	1					1	–	3
The Citadel		0	–	2					2	–	3
As of September 30, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Chattanooga Mocs football team will represent the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs will be coached by sixth-year head coach Rusty Wright and play at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:45 p.m.	at No. 15 (FBS) Tennessee *	No. 9	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN	L 3–69	101,915
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia State *	No. 11	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 21–24	N/A
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 Mercer	No. 14	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 3–10	7,671
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Portland State *		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 45–30	6,023
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 23 East Tennessee State		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+
October 19	1:30 p.m.	Wofford		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
October 26	4:00 p.m.	VMI		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+
November 16	1:30 p.m.	Samford		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay *		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at No. 15 (FBS) Tennessee

See also: 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team

Game One – No. 9 Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) vs No. 15 (FBS) Tennessee Volunteers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Chattanooga	0	0	3	0	3
No. 15 (FBS) Tennessee	24	21	10	14	69

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
• Game time: 12:45 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 101,915
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (11:09) TENN – Dylan Sampson 1-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:43; Tennessee 7–0) (08:34) TENN – Ethan Davis 4-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:03; Tennessee 14–0) (07:18) TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 36-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:26; Tennessee 21–0) (08:34) TENN – Max Gilbert 36-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:28; Tennessee 24–0) Second quarter (14:03) TENN – Dylan Sampson 3-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:59; Tennessee 31–0) (10:14) TENN – Dont'e Thornton Jr. 10-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 1:55; Tennessee 38–0) (06:43) TENN – Dylan Sampson 5-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:16; Tennessee 45–0) Third quarter (10:10) UTC – Jude Kelley 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:50; Tennessee 45–3) (07:15) TENN – Max Gilbert 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:54; Tennessee 48–3) (01:13) TENN – DeSean Bishop 3-yard run (Max Gilbert kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:33; Tennessee 55–3) Fourth quarter (04:06) TENN – Khalifa Keith 1-yard run (Josh Turbyville kick) (Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 7:05; Tennessee 62–3) (01:07) TENN – Jordan Ross 13-yard punt return (Josh Turbyville kick) (Tennessee 69–3)

Statistics	UTC	TENN
First downs	10	36
Total yards	227	718
Rushes/yards	35/92	46/311
Passing yards	153	414
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–24–0	33–44–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:46	29:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing	Chase Artopoeus	12/23, 141 yards
	Rushing	Reggie Davis	20 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Sam Philips	5 receptions, 54 yards
Tennessee	Passing	Nico Iamaleava	22/28, 314 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Dylan Sampson	12 carries, 124 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	3 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

at Georgia State (FBS)

See also: 2024 Georgia State Panthers football team

Game Two – No. 11 Chattanooga Mocs (0–1) vs Georgia State Panthers (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Chattanooga	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia State (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTC	GAST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 23 Mercer

See also: 2024 Mercer Bears football team

Game Three – No. 23 Mercer Bears (2–0) at No. 14 Chattanooga Mocs (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Mercer	0	0	0	0	0
No. 14 Chattanooga	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MER	UTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercer	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Portland State

See also: 2024 Portland State Vikings football team

Game Four – Portland State Vikings (0–3) at Chattanooga Mocs (0–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Portland State	0	0	0	0	0
Chattanooga	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PSU	UTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Austin Peay

See also: 2024 Austin Peay Governors football team

Game Twelve – Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) vs Austin Peay Governors (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chattanooga	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Peay	0	0	0	0	0

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM CST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTC	APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Chattanooga Mocs 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
2. Henley, Gene (January 18, 2024). "UTC football schedule out for 2024; has visits to Vols, Georgia State". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved March 25, 2024.