The Chattanooga Mocs (formerly the Chattanooga Moccasins) are the 16 teams representing the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in intercollegiate athletics. The Mocs compete in the
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the
Southern Conference
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(SoCon).
Name
Moc is the shortened version of the original nickname, "Moccasins." It also refers to the
northern mockingbird
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, Tennessee's state bird.
Teams
A member of the
Southern Conference
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, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga currently sponsors teams in six men's and 10 women's
NCAA
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sanctioned sports.
National championships
Team (4)
References
External links
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