Chattanooga Mocs football
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| Chattanooga Mocs football | |||
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| First season | 1904; 120 years ago | ||
| Head coach | Rusty Wright 6th season, 30–22 (.577) | ||
| 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]
History
[edit]Classifications
[edit]- 1937–1955: NCAA
- 1956–1972: NCAA College Division
- 1973–1976: NCAA Division II
- 1977: NCAA Division I
- 1978–1981: NCAA Division I–A
- 1982–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
Conference memberships
[edit]- 1899–1913: Independent
- 1914–1932: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1931–1941: Dixie Conference
- 1942–1972: Independent
- 1973–1976: NCAA Division II Independent
- 1977–present: Southern Conference
Seasons
[edit]| Season | Coach | Conference | Season results | Conference results | Playoffs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Notable former players
[edit]- Hugh Beaumont
- C.J. Board
- Malcolm Carson
- Abe Cohen
- B. J. Coleman
- Aaron Grant
- Tony Hill
- Spider Johnson
- Chris Jones
- Art Koeninger
- Joe Kopcha
- Corey Levin
- Derrick Lott
- Travis McNeal
- Terrell Owens
- Chris Sanders
- Terdell Sands
- Buster Skrine
- Paul Squibb
- Cole Strange
- Davis Tull
- Keionta Davis
- Kareem Orr
- Nick Tiano
Conference championships
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Postseason
[edit]NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffs
[edit]The Mocs have made five appearances in the FCS Playoffs, with a combined record of 4–5.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
National championships
[edit]The city of Chattanooga hosted the Division I-AA (now FCS) Football Championship 14 times at Finley Stadium from 1997 to 2009.
References
[edit]- ^ "Website Guidelines". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Browns Take Skrine in the 5th Round of the NFL Draft". GoMocs.com. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. April 30, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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.
