Chattanooga Mocs football

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Chattanooga Mocs football
2015 Chattanooga Mocs football team
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics logo.png
First season 1909
Head coach Russ Huesman
7th year, 50–33 (.602)
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.

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

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Conference championships

1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2015.

Playoff appearances

Year Round Opponent Result
1984 First Round Arkansas State L 10–37
2014 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Indiana State
New Hamphsire
W 35–14
L 30–35
2015 First Round
Second Round
Fordham
Jacksonville State
W 50–20
L 35–41 OT
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.

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