Chattanooga Mocs football
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.
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
- 1931–1941: Dixie Conference
- 1942–1972: Independent
- 1973–1976: NCAA Division II Independent
- 1977–present: Southern Conference
Notable former players
- Hugh Beaumont
- C.J. Board
- Malcolm Carson
- Abe Cohen
- B. J. Coleman
- Aaron Grant
- Tony Hill
- Spider Johnson
- Chris Jones
- Art Koeninger
- Joe Kopcha
- Corey Levin
- Derrick Lott
- Travis McNeal
- Terrell Owens
- Chris Sanders
- Terdell Sands
- Buster Skrine
- Paul Squibb
- Cole Strange
- 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, 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.| 1984 | First Round | No. 10 Arkansas State | L, 10–37 |
| 2014 | Second Round Quarterfinals | No. 21 Indiana State No. 1 New Hampshire | W, 35–14 L, 30–35 |
| 2015 | First Round Second Round | No. 17 Fordham No. 1 Jacksonville State | W, 50–20 L, 35–41 OT |
| 2016 | First Round Second Round | No. 23 Weber State No. 1 Sam Houston State | W, 45–14 L, 36–41 |
| 2023 | First Round Second Round | No. 13/10 Austin Peay No. 7/6 Furman | W, 24–21 L, 7–26 |
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 January 9, 2026.| at West Georgia | West Georgia | at Middle Tennessee | at Georgia Southern | at San Jose State | |
| Tennessee Tech | Eastern Kentucky | Gardner–Webb | |||
| at Eastern Kentucky | at Mississippi State | ||||
| at Gardner–Webb | |||||
| at Alabama | - |