2015 Chattanooga Mocs football team
The 2015 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by seventh year head coach and alum Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 9–4, 6–1 in SoCon play to finish in a share for the SoCon title with The Citadel. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing in the second round to Jacksonville State.
| 2015 Chattanooga Mocs football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 35–41 OTvs. Jacksonville State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 9 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
| 2015 record | 9–4 (6–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Russ Huesman (7th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Durden |
| Defensive coordinator | Adam Braithwaite |
| Home stadium | Finley Stadium (Capacity: 20,668) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Chattanooga +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 The Citadel +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:00 PM | No. 7 Jacksonville State* | No. 8 | SDN | L 20–23 | 15,812 | |
| September 12 | 1:00 PM | Mars Hill* | No. 12 |
| SDN | W 44–34 | 9,491 |
| September 19 | 2:30 PM | at Samford | No. 10 | ASN | W 31–21 | 9,088 | |
| September 26 | 7:00 PM | at Presbyterian* | No. 8 | BSN | W 21–0 | 3,582 | |
| October 10 | 1:00 PM | Furman | No. 6 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–3 | 7,630 |
| October 17 | 1:30 PM | at VMI | No. 6 | ESPN3 | W 33–27 | 6,104 | |
| October 24 | 1:30 PM | at Wofford | No. 5 | SDN | W 20–17 | 8,713 | |
| October 31 | 2:00 PM | Western Carolina | No. 4 |
| ESPN3 | W 41–13 | 11,495 |
| November 7 | 4:00 PM | at Mercer | No. 3 | ESPN3 | L 14–17 | 9,527 | |
| November 14 | 2:00 PM | No. 21 The Citadel | No. 8 |
| SDN | W 31–23 | 11,594 |
| November 21 | 3:00 PM | at No. 16 (FBS) Florida State* | No. 8 | ACCRSN | L 13–52 | 66,412 | |
| November 28 | 1:00 PM | No. 13 Fordham* | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | W 50–20 | 4,888 |
| December 5 | 2:00 PM | at No. 1 Jacksonville State* | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | L 35–41 OT | 21,452 |
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- Schedule source:[1]
Game summaries
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #7 Jacksonville State | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| #8 Mocs | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 26–12 | 2014 | L 23–26 OT |
Mars Hill
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Lions | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| #12 Mocs | 7 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 44 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Mocs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 27–10–3 | 2014 | W 38–24 |
at Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #8 Mocs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–2 | 2009 | W 29–13 |
Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #6 Mocs | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 17–27 | 2014 | W 45–19 |
at VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Mocs | 3 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| Keydets | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13–7–1 | 2014 | W 55–7 |
at Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Mocs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Terriers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–11 | 2014 | W 31–13 |
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catamounts | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| #4 Mocs | 14 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 25–16 | 2014 | W 51–0 |
at Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #3 Mocs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–6–1 | 2014 | W 38–31 |
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #21 Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| #8 Mocs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 30–17–2 | 2014 | W 34–14 |
at Florida State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #8 Mocs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| #16 (FBS) Seminoles | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | 2002 | L 7–46 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #13 Rams | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| #7 Mocs | 21 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 50 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Second Round–at Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| #7 Mocs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| #1 Gamecocks | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 26–13 | 9/5/2015 | L 20–23 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |||||||
| Coaches | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
References
- "Football - Schedule". University of Tennessee–Chattanooga Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
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