The Chattanooga Mocs football program is the intercollegiate college football team for the

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UT-Chattanooga, UTC, or Chattanooga) is a public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1886 and is one of four universities and two other affiliated institutions in the ...

located in the U.S. state of

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to ...

. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the

Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c ...

. 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 Rusty Wright is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, position he has held since 2019. Wright replaced Tom Arth, who left to be the head football coach at the University of Akron ...

. 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

*1937–1945: 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 The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences in the United States. Twenty-seven of the current Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A) football programs were members of this conferen ...

*1931–1941:

Dixie Conference The Dixie Conference was the name of two collegiate athletic leagues in the United States The first operated from 1930 until the United States' entry into World War II in 1942. The second conference to use the name existed from 1948 to 1954. Dix ...

*1942–1972: Independent *1973–1976: NCAA Division II Independent *1977–present:

Seasons

Notable former players

* Hugh Beaumont * C.J. Board *

Abe Cohen Abraham Cohen (March 23, 1933 – March 8, 2001) was an American football guard who played one season with the Boston Patriots of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 26th round of the 1955 NFL Draft. H ...

B. J. Coleman Bryon Elwyn "BJ" Coleman Jr. (born September 16, 1988) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga after transferring there from Tennessee, and high school football at The Mc ...

* Aaron Grant * Tony Hill *

Spider Johnson Robert Alexander "Spider" Johnson (May 16, 1907 – March 7, 1966) was an American football tackle who played one season with the Portsmouth Spartans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Chattanooga Mocs of t ...

* Chris Jones *

Art Koeninger Arthur Frank Koeninger (November 1, 1906 – December 16, 1990) was an American football center who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Frankford Yellow Jackets, Staten Island Stapletons and Philadelphia Eagles. He ...

* Joe Kopcha * Corey Levin * Derrick Lott * Travis McNeal * Terrell Owens * Chris Sanders * Terdell Sands * Buster Skrine *

Paul Squibb Paul Squibb was a college football player. Chattanooga Squibb was a prominent running back for the Chattanooga Mocs of the University of Chattanooga, selected All-Southern in 1915. That year, he set a record with 5 touchdowns in the game aga ...

Cole Strange Devin Cole Strange (born July 31, 1998) is an American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Chattanooga and was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2022 NF ...

Davis Tull Charles Davis Tull (born November 12, 1991) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Colle ...

Keionta Davis Keionta Leron Davis (born March 1, 1994) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Chattanooga. College career Accumulating 10.5 sacks, 44 tackles, 10 pass breakups, and a blocked field goal in his senior season ...

* Kareem Orr *

Nick Tiano Nicklas Vincent Tiano (born December 10, 1996) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for Mississippi State before transferring to Chattanooga. He also played for the Houston Texans of the National Foo ...

Conference championships

The Mocs have won 15 conference titles, 5 in the SIAA, 3 in the

and 7 in the

, with seven shared and eight outright. † Co-champions

Playoff appearances

National championships

The city of Chattanooga hosted the Division I-AA (now FCS) Football Championship 14 times at Finley Stadium from 1997 to 2009.

References

External links

* {{Southern Conference football navbox American football teams established in 1909 1909 establishments in Tennessee