Chattanooga Mocs football
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Chattanooga Mocs football | |||
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First season | 1909 | ||
Head coach | Russ Huesman 7th year, 50–33 (.602) |
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Stadium | Finley Stadium | ||
Seating capacity | 20,668 | ||
Field surface | AstroTurf Gameday Grass | ||
Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||
Conference | Southern Conference | ||
Past conferences | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | ||
All-time record | 520–513–35 (.503) | ||
Playoff appearances | 3 | ||
Playoff record | 2–3 | ||
Claimed nat'l titles | 0 | ||
Conference titles | 7 | ||
Fight song | Fight Chattanooga | ||
Mascot | Scrappy | ||
Marching band | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Pep Band | ||
Rivals | Appalachian State Mountaineers, East Tennessee State Buccaneers, Georgia Southern Eagles, Jacksonville State Gamecocks, Mercer Bears, Samford Bulldogs | ||
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 1909. The team plays its home games at the 20,668 seat Finley Stadium. They are coached by Russ Huesman.
Contents
History
Classifications
- 1937–1945: NCAA College Division
- 1946–1948: NCAA University Division
- 1949: NCAA College Division
- 1950: NCAA University Division
- 1951–1972: 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
- 1899–1913: Independent
- 1914–1932: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1930–1941: Dixie Conference
- 1942–1972: Independent
- 1973–1976: NCAA Division II Independent
- 1977–present: Southern Conference
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
- Tony Hill
- Joe Kopcha
- Terrell Owens
- Terdell Sands
- Alan Bone
- Hugh Beaumont
- B. J. Coleman
- Buster Skrine
- Davis Tull
- Derrick Lott
- Faysal Shafaat
- Paul Squibb
- Cos DeMatteo
- Chris Sanders
- Abe Cohen
- Art Koeninger
- Chris Jones
Conference championships
1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2015.
Playoff appearances
Year | Round | Opponent | Result | |
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1984 | First Round | Arkansas State | L 10–37 | |
2014 | Second Round Quarterfinals |
Indiana State New Hamphsire |
W 35–14 L 30–35 |
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2015 | First Round Second Round |
Fordham Jacksonville State |
W 50–20 L 35–41 OT |
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Playoff Record | 2–3 |
National championships
The city of Chattanooga hosted the Division I-AA (now FCS) Football Championship 14 times at Finley Stadium from 1997 to 2009.