The Chattanooga Mocs football program is the intercollegiate
college football
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team for the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga located in the U.S. state of
Tennessee
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. The team competes in the
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the
Southern Conference
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. 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.
History
Classifications
*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
*1899–1913: Independent
*1914–1932:
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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*1931–1941:
Dixie Conference
*1942–1972: Independent
*1973–1976: NCAA Division II Independent
*1977–present:
Southern Conference
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Seasons
Notable former players
*
Hugh Beaumont
*
C.J. Board
*
Malcolm Carson
*
Abe Cohen
*
B. J. Coleman
*
Aaron Grant
*
Tony Hill
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Spider Johnson
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Chris Jones
*
Art Koeninger
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Joe Kopcha
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Corey Levin
*
Derrick Lott
*
Travis McNeal
*
Terrell Owens
*
Chris Sanders
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Terdell Sands
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Buster Skrine
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Paul Squibb
*
Cole Strange
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Davis Tull
*
Keionta Davis
*
Kareem Orr
*
Nick Tiano
Conference championships
The Mocs have won 15 conference titles, 5 in the
SIAA, 3 in the
Dixie Conference and 7 in the
Southern Conference
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, with seven shared and eight outright.
† Co-champions
Postseason
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffs
The Mocs have made five appearances in the FCS Playoffs, with a combined record of 4–5.
National championships
The city of Chattanooga hosted the
Division I-AA (now FCS) Football Championship 14 times at Finley Stadium from 1997 to 2009.
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of February 17, 2025.
References
External links
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{{Southern Conference football navbox
American football teams established in 1909
1909 establishments in Tennessee