2024 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2024 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 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. 8 Mercer $^		7	–	1					11	–	3
Western Carolina		6	–	2					7	–	5
Chattanooga		5	–	3					7	–	5
East Tennessee State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Samford		3	–	4					4	–	7
The Citadel		3	–	5					5	–	7
Wofford		3	–	5					5	–	7
Furman		2	–	5					3	–	8
VMI		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented 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 were coached by sixth-year head coach Rusty Wright and played 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+	W 17–10	10,534
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Furman	No. 23	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	W 41–10	6,927
October 19	1:30 p.m.	Wofford	No. 19	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 37–5	7,260
October 26	4:00 p.m.	VMI	No. 19	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 31–10	8,071
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina	No. 18	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	L 34–38	11,198
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	No. 23	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 31–7	12,513
November 16	1:30 p.m.	Samford	No. 19	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 13–36	7,691
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay *		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 24–17	6,105
*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

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 Mocs	0	0	3	0	3
No. 15 (FBS) Volunteers	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 Mocs	7	0	7	7	21
Panthers (FBS)	3	7	7	7	24

at Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny
• Referee: Bob Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Stewart (play-by-play), Sam Crenshaw (analyst), and Kevin Barnes (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (7:16) GAST – Liam Rickman 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:07; Georgia State 3–0) (1:27) UTC – Dalton Restelli 1-yard pass from Chase Artopoeus, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:49; Chattanooga 7–3) Second quarter (12:31) GAST – Jordan Ford 19-yard pass from Christian Veilleux, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:56; Georgia State 10–7) Third quarter (10:56) UTC – Reggie Davis 2-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:26; Chattanooga 14–10) (7:35) GAST – Ted Hurst 22-yard pass from Christian Veilleux, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:21; Georgia State 17–14) Fourth quarter (11:33) UTC – Sam Phillips 84-yard pass from Chase Artopoeus, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 98 yards, 2:36; Chattanooga 21–17) (7:01) GAST – Freddie Brock 12-yard run, Liam Rickman kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:32; Georgia State 24–21)

Statistics	UTC	GAST
First downs	13	22
Total yards	308	391
Rushing yards	76	153
Passing yards	232	238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–23–2	26–38–0
Time of possession	26:23	33:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing	Chase Artopoeus	13/23, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Reggie Davis	19 carries, 68 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam Phillips	8 receptions, 195 yards, TD
Georgia State	Passing	Christian Veilleux	26/38, 238 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Freddie Brock	14 carries, 73 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ted Hurst	6 receptions, 83 yards, TD

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 Bears	0	0	0	0	0
No. 14 Mocs	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 announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth, Chris Barnett, Dave Keylon

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
Vikings	0	0	0	0	0
Mocs	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 announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yanity, Jared Singleton, Dave Friedman

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PRST	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 No. 23 East Tennessee State

See also: 2024 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Game Five – Chattanooga Mocs (1–3) vs No. 23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	3	7	7	17
No. 23 Buccaneers	0	0	3	7	10

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, TN

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
• Game attendance: 10,534
• Referee: Bruce Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst)

Game information

First quarter Second quarter (12:05) UTC - Jude Kelley 45-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:38; Chattanooga 3-0) Third quarter (7:00) ETSU - Ewan Johnson 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:39; Tied 3-3) (5:01) UTC - Sam Phillips 38-yard pass from Chase Artopoeus, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:53; Chattanooga 10-3) Fourth quarter (6:33) ETSU - AJ Johnson 25-yard pass from Gino English, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:27; Tied 10-10) (0:43) UTC - Reggie Davis 1-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:50; Chattanooga 17-10)

Statistics	UTC	ETSU
First downs	22	12
Total yards	397	225
Rushing yards	116	117
Passing yards	281	108
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17-34-1	10-23-1
Time of possession	37:06	22:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing	Chase Artopoeus	17-34, 281 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Reggie Davis	24 carries, 103 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam Phillips	6 receptions, 110 yards, TD
East Tennessee State	Passing	Gino English	3-8, 57 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	11 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	AJ Johnson	4 receptions, 70 yards, RD

at Furman

See also: 2024 Furman Paladins football team

Game Six – No. 23 Chattanooga Mocs (2–3) vs Furman Paladins (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Paladins	0	0	0	0	0

at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, SC

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Brock Bowling, Cole Neely

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

Wofford

See also: 2024 Wofford Terriers football team

Game Seven – Wofford Terriers (3–3) at No. 19 Chattanooga Mocs (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 19 Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth, Chris Barnett, Dave Keylon

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

VMI

See also: 2024 VMI Keydets football team

Game Eight – VMI Keydets (0–7) at No. 19 Chattanooga Mocs (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0
No. 19 Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth, Chris Barnett, Dave Keylon

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at Western Carolina

See also: 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Game Nine – No. 18 Chattanooga Mocs (5–3) vs Western Carolina Catamounts (4–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Catamounts	0	0	0	0	0

at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, NC

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yanity, Daniel Hooker

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at The Citadel

See also: 2024 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Game Ten – No. 23 Chattanooga Mocs (5–4) vs The Citadel Bulldogs (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Kempf, Vad Lee, Madison Little

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
The Citadel	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Samford

See also: 2024 Samford Bulldogs football team

Game Eleven – Samford Bulldogs (3–6) at No. 19 Chattanooga Mocs (6–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 19 Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth, Chris Barnett, Dave Keylon

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at Austin Peay

See also: 2024 Austin Peay Governors football team

Game Twelve – Chattanooga Mocs (6–5) vs Austin Peay Governors (4–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Governors	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+): Ethan Schmidt, Colby Wilson

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.