2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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.

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
(capacity: 20,668)
2019 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Preseason

Preseason polls

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)
1Wofford253 (21)
2Furman229 (6)
3East Tennessee State187 (2)
4Mercer146
5Chattanooga134
6Samford125
7The Citadel111
8Western Carolina88
9VMI32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wofford63 (7)
2Furman55 (1)
3East Tennessee State44 (1)
4Chattanooga40
5Mercer34
6Samford33
7The Citadel22
8Western Carolina21
9VMI12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

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

Schedule

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

[3]

Game summaries

Eastern Illinois

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

At Jacksonville State

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

At Tennessee

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

James Madison

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

Western Carolina

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

At Mercer

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

East Tennessee State

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

At Wofford

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

Furman

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

At Samford

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

The Citadel

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

At VMI

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

Ranking movements

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

References

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