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Chattanooga Mocs football | |||
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First season | 1904; 120 years ago | ||
Head coach | Rusty Wright 6th season, 30–23 (.566) | ||
Stadium | Finley Stadium (capacity: 20,668) | ||
Field surface | AstroTurf Gameday Grass | ||
Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Southern Conference | ||
Past conferences | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | ||
All-time record | 531–520–35 (.505) | ||
Playoff appearances | 4 | ||
Playoff record | 3–4 | ||
Conference titles | 15 (5 SIAA, 3 Dixie, 7 SoCon) | ||
Rivalries | East Tennessee State Buccaneers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs | ||
Colors | Navy, old gold, and silver [1] | ||
Fight song | Fight Chattanooga | ||
Mascot | Scrappy | ||
Marching band | Marching Mocs | ||
Website | GoMocs.com |
The Chattanooga Mocs football program is the intercollegiate college football team for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1904. The team plays its home games at the 20,668 seat Finley Stadium. They are coached by UTC alumni, Rusty Wright. He was an assistant coach under Russ Huesman.
Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens played for the Mocs from 1992 to 1995. [2]
Season | Coach | Conference | Season results | Conference results | Playoffs | |||||
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Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||
Chattanooga Mocs | ||||||||||
1904 | Walter Hullihen | Independent | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
1905 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
1906 | Arthur Rieber | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
1907 | Sam McAllester | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
1908 | Jones Beene | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
1909 | W. A. Roddick | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
1910 | Leslie Stauffer | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
1911 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
1912 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1913 | SIAA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
1914 | Mike Balenti | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
1915 | Johnny Spiegel | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
1916 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
1917 | Chattanooga did not play football during the 1917 and 1918 seasons because of World War I | |||||||||
1918 | ||||||||||
1919 | Silas Williams | SIAA | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
1920 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1921 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1922 | Bill McAllester | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
1923 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1924 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1925 | Frank Thomas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
1926 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
1927 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
1928 | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |||
1929 | Harold Drew | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
1930 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
1931 | Scrappy Moore | Dixie, SIAA | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
1932 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
1933 | Dixie | 8th | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
1934 | 2nd | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
1935 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
1936 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
1937 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
1938 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
1939 | T–4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
1940 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
1941 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
1942 | Independent | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
1943 | Chattanooga did not play football during the 1943 and 1944 seasons because of World War II | |||||||||
1944 | ||||||||||
1945 | Scrappy Moore | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | |||||
1946 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1947 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
1948 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1949 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1950 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
1951 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1952 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
1953 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
1954 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1955 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
1956 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
1957 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
1958 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1959 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
1960 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1961 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
1962 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1963 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
1964 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
1965 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
1966 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
1967 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
1968 | Harold Wilkes | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
1969 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
1970 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
1971 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
1972 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
1973 | Joe Morrison | NCAA Division II Independent | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||
1974 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
1975 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
1976 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
1977 | Southern | T–1st | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | |
1978 | T–1st | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | ||
1979 | 1st | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | ||
1980 | Bill Oliver | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | |
1981 | 5th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | ||
1982 | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | ||
1983 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | ||
1984 | Buddy Nix | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | First Round — Division I-AA Playoffs | |
1985 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | ||
1986 | 6th | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | ||
1987 | T–3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | ||
1988 | 5th | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | ||
1989 | 5th | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | ||
1990 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | ||
1991 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | ||
1992 | 8th | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | ||
1993 | Tommy West | 8th | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | |
1994 | Buddy Green | 8th | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | |
1995 | T–7th | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | ||
1996 | T–6th | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | — | ||||
1997 | 6th | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | ||||
1998 | T5th | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | ||||
1999 | 6th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | ||||
2000 | Donnie Kirkpatrick | T–6th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | |||
2001 | 8th | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | ||||
2002 | T–7th | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | — | ||||
2003 | Rodney Allison | T–6th | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | — | |||
2004 | T5th | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | ||||
2005 | T5th | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | ||||
2006 | T5th | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | ||||
2007 | 7th | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | ||||
2008 | 9th | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | — | ||||
2009 | Russ Huesman | 4th | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | |||
2010 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | ||||
2011 | T–6th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | ||||
2012 | T–4th | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | ||||
2013 | T–1st | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | ||||
2014 | 1st | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | Quarterfinals — Division I FCS Playoffs | ||||
2015 | T–1st | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Second Round — Division I FCS Playoffs | ||||
2016 | T–2nd | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Second Round — Division I FCS Playoffs | ||||
2017 | Tom Arth | 7th | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | |||
2018 | 4th | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | ||||
2019 | Rusty Wright | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | |||
2020 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | ||||
2021 | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | ||||
2022 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | ||||
2023 | T–2nd | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Second Round — Division I FCS Playoffs |
The Mocs have won 15 conference titles, 5 in the SIAA, 3 in the Dixie Conference and 7 in the Southern Conference, with seven shared and eight outright.
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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1926† | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Frank Thomas | 6–2–2 | 4–0–2 |
1927† | 8–1 | 5–0 | ||
1928 | 8–2 | 8–1 | ||
1929 | Harold Drew | 8–2 | 7–0 | |
1931 | Scrappy Moore | 9–2 | 8–0 | |
Dixie Conference | 9–2 | 4–0 | ||
1940† | 7–1–1 | 3–0–1 | ||
1941 | 7–1–1 | 4–0–1 | ||
1977† | Southern Conference | Joe Morrison | 9–1–1 | 4–1 |
1978† | 7–3–1 | 3–1 | ||
1979† | 9–2 | 5–1 | ||
1984 | Buddy Nix | 6–5 | 6–1 | |
2013† | Russ Huesman | 8–4 | 6–2 | |
2014 | 10–4 | 7–0 | ||
2015† | 9–4 | 6–1 |
† Co-champions
The Mocs have made five appearances in the FCS Playoffs, with a combined record of 4–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1984 | First Round | Arkansas State | L, 10–37 |
2014 | Second Round Quarterfinals | No. 21 Indiana State No. 1 New Hampshire | W, 35–14 L, 30–35 |
2015 | First Round Second Round | No. 17 Fordham No. 1 Jacksonville State | W, 50–20 L, 35–41 OT |
2016 | First Round Second Round | No. 23 Weber State No. 1 Sam Houston State | W, 45–14 L, 36–41 |
2023 | First Round Second Round | No. 13/10 Austin Peay No. 7/6 Furman | W, 24–21 L, 7–26 |
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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 2012 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon)in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 place in a three-way tie for fourth.
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 2001 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in SoConConference play to tie for eighth place.
The 2021 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Rusty Wright and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The 2022 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by third-year head coach Rusty Wright and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
highest Moc drafted since Owens was taken in the third round by San Francisco in 1996. Owens (1992–95) and Philadelphia Eagle Eldra Buckley (2005–06) are the two former Mocs who are currently in the NFL.