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Chattanooga Mocs football | |||
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First season | 1904; 120 years ago | ||
Head coach | Rusty Wright 6th season, 30–23 (.566) | ||
Stadium | Finley Stadium (capacity: 20,668) | ||
Field surface | AstroTurf Gameday Grass | ||
Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Southern Conference | ||
Past conferences | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | ||
All-time record | 531–520–35 (.505) | ||
Playoff appearances | 4 | ||
Playoff record | 3–4 | ||
Conference titles | 15 (5 SIAA, 3 Dixie, 7 SoCon) | ||
Rivalries | East Tennessee State Buccaneers Jacksonville State Gamecocks Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs | ||
Colors | Navy, old gold, and silver[1] | ||
Fight song | Fight Chattanooga | ||
Mascot | Scrappy | ||
Marching band | Marching Mocs | ||
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 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.[2]
highest Moc drafted since Owens was taken in the third round by San Francisco in 1996. Owens (1992–95) and Philadelphia Eagle Eldra Buckley (2005–06) are the two former Mocs who are currently in the NFL.