Chattanooga Mocs
The Chattanooga Mocs (formerly the Chattanooga Moccasins) are the 16 teams representing the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in intercollegiate athletics. The Mocs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).[2]
| Chattanooga Mocs | |
|---|---|
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| University | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| Conference | SoCon (primary) Ohio Valley Conference (beach volleyball) |
| NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
| Athletic director | Mark Wharton |
| Location | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | Finley Stadium (football, soccer) |
| Basketball arena | McKenzie Arena |
| Other venues | Maclellan Gymnasium |
| Nickname | Mocs |
| Fight song | Fight Chattanooga |
| Colors | Navy, old gold, and silver[1] |
| Website | www |
SoCon's logo in Chattanooga's colors
Name
Moc is the shortened version of the original nickname, "Moccasins". It also refers to the northern mockingbird, Tennessee's state bird.[3]
Teams
A member of the Southern Conference, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga currently sponsors teams in six men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[4]
| Men's intercollegiate sports | Team article | Head coach | Women's intercollegiate sports | Team article | Head coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basketball | Mocs basketball | Dan Earl | Basketball | Mocs basketball | Shawn Poppie | |
| Cross country | Andy Meyer | Beach volleyball[lower-alpha 1] | Darin Van Horn | |||
| Football | Mocs football | Rusty Wright | Cross country | Andy Meyer | ||
| Golf | Mark Guhne | Golf | Colette Murray | |||
| Tennis | Carlos Garcia | Soccer | Gavin McKinney | |||
| Wrestling | Mocs wrestling | Kyle Ruschell | Softball | Frank Reed | ||
| Tennis | Chad Camper | |||||
| Track & field (indoor & outdoor) | Andy Meyer | |||||
| Volleyball (indoor) | Julie Torbett |
- Plays in the Ohio Valley Conference.
National championships
Team (4)
| Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent/Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA | Division II | Men's Basketball | 1977 | Randolph–Macon | 71–62 |
| Women's Tennis[5] | 1983 | UC Davis | 5–4 | ||
| 1984 | SIU Edwardsville | 8–1 | |||
| 1985 | Notre Dame | 8–1 |
References
- "Website Guidelines". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- "SoCon Southern Conference". The Southern Conference. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
- Branch, John (19 March 2009). "So, Just What Is a Moc?". The Quad. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- "Chattanooga Mocs". The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "Division II Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
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