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| Chattanooga Mocs football | |||
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| First season | 1904; 122 years ago | ||
| Head coach | Rusty Wright 7th season, 42–34 (.553) | ||
| Stadium | Finley Stadium (capacity: 20,668) | ||
| Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Southern | ||
| All-time record | 577–568–33 (.504) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| SIAA:1926,1927,1928,1929,1931 Dixie:1931,1940,1941 SoCon:1977,1978,1979,1984,2013,2014,2015 | |||
| Rivalries | East Tennessee State (rivalry) Jacksonville State Mercer Samford | ||
| Colors | Navy, old gold, and silver[1] | ||
| Fight song | Fight Chattanooga | ||
| Mascot | Scrappy | ||
| Marching band | Marching Mocs | ||
| Website | GoMocs.com | ||
TheChattanooga Mocs football program is the intercollegiatecollege football team for theUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga located in the U.S. state ofTennessee. The team competes in theNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of theSouthern Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1904. The team plays its home games at the 20,668 seatFinley Stadium. They are coached by UTC alumni,Rusty Wright. He was an assistant coach underRuss Huesman.
Hall of Fame wide receiverTerrell Owens played for the Mocs from 1992 to 1995.[2]
| 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 ofWorld 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 ofWorld 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 | ||||
| 2024 | T–3rd | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | ||||
| 2025 | T–5th | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | ||||
The Mocs have won 15 conference titles, 5 in theSIAA, 3 in theDixie Conference and 7 in theSouthern 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
The Mocs have made five appearances in the FCS Playoffs, with a combined record of 4–5.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | First Round | No. 10Arkansas State | L, 10–37 |
| 2014 | Second Round Quarterfinals | No. 21Indiana State No. 1New Hampshire | W, 35–14 L, 30–35 |
| 2015 | First Round Second Round | No. 17Fordham No. 1Jacksonville State | W, 50–20 L, 35–41OT |
| 2016 | First Round Second Round | No. 23Weber State No. 1Sam Houston State | W, 45–14 L, 36–41 |
| 2023 | First Round Second Round | No. 13/10Austin Peay No. 7/6Furman | W, 24–21 L, 7–26 |
The city of Chattanooga hosted theDivision I-AA (now FCS) Football Championship 14 times at Finley Stadium from 1997 to 2009.
Announced schedules as of January 9, 2026.[3]
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.
