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2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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2019 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–6 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pizzo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLorenzo Ward (1st season)
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Wofford $^   7 1     8 3  
No. 21 Furman ^   6 2     8 4  
Chattanooga   5 3     6 6  
The Citadel   4 4     6 6  
Samford   4 4     5 7  
VMI   4 4     5 7  
Mercer   3 5     4 8  
Western Carolina   2 6     3 9  
East Tennessee State   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Rusty Wright and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 6–6 overall and 5–3 in SoCon play to place third.

Preseason

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Preseason polls

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The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Mocs were picked to finish in fifth place by the media and in fourth by the coaches.[1][2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 253 (21)
2 Furman 229 (6)
3 East Tennessee State 187 (2)
4 Mercer 146
5 Chattanooga 134
6 Samford 125
7 The Citadel 111
8 Western Carolina 88
9 VMI 32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 63 (7)
2 Furman 55 (1)
3 East Tennessee State 44 (1)
4 Chattanooga 40
5 Mercer 34
6 Samford 33
7 The Citadel 22
8 Western Carolina 21
9 VMI 12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

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The Mocs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois*ESPN3W 24–108,254
September 77:00 p.m.at No. 18 Jacksonville State*ESPN+L 20–4119,428
September 1412:00 p.m.at Tennessee*SECNL 0–4586,208
September 214:00 p.m.No. 2 James Madison*
ESPN+L 14–378,795
September 284:00 p.m.Western Carolinadagger
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 60–367,636
October 54:00 p.m.at MercerESPN+W 34–178,972
October 177:00 p.m.East Tennessee State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 16–137,124
October 261:30 p.m.at WoffordESPN+L 34–35 OT4,445
November 22:00 p.m.No. 13 Furman
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 20–357,431
November 92:00 p.m.at SamfordESPN3W 35–274,835
November 162:00 p.m.The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 34–337,363
November 231:30 p.m.at VMIESPN+L 24–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 0 0 10
Mocs 7 10 7 0 24

At Jacksonville State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 3 3 14 0 20
No. 18 Gamecocks 7 14 6 14 41

At Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 0 0 0 0 0
Volunteers 21 17 7 0 45

James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 14 6 10 7 37
Mocs 14 0 0 0 14

Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 14 15 0 36
Mocs 6 31 7 16 60

At Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 7 10 10 7 34
Bears 14 0 0 3 17

East Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 13 0 0 13
Mocs 7 0 6 3 16

At Wofford

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Mocs 7 7 0 146 34
Terriers 0 14 7 77 35

Furman

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Paladins 0 14 7 14 35
Mocs 3 9 0 8 20

At Samford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 7 21 7 0 35
Bulldogs 7 0 13 7 27

The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 2 7 17 7 33
Mocs 12 0 0 22 34

At VMI

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 10 0 7 7 24
Keydets 3 14 14 0 31

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV
CoachesRV

References

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  1. ^ "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics.