1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team

1997 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrankie DeBusk (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (4th season)
Captains
  • Keith Blanks
  • Tyrone Coleman
  • Ron Faugue
  • Brian Hampton
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Finley Stadium
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 15 Appalachian State 6–2  7–4 
East Tennessee State 5–3  7–4 
Furman 5–3  7–4 
The Citadel 4–4  6–5 
Chattanooga 4–4  7–4 
Western Carolina 3–5  3–8 
Wofford 2–6  3–7 
VMI 0–8  0–11 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Green and played first three home games at Chamberlain Field before moving to newly-opened Finley Stadium on October 18. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to tie for fifth place.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Tennessee Tech*
W 13–108,377[2]
September 13Middle Tennessee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 33–248,298[3]
September 27at No. 20 Georgia SouthernNo. 22
L 10–3710,128[4]
October 4Wofforddagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–179,102[5]
October 11at VMI
W 27–246,745[6]
October 18Tennessee State*
W 28–722,646[7]
October 25Western Carolina
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 24–216,352[8]
November 1at No. 18 Appalachian StateNo. 23
L 7–4116,761[9]
November 8The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 3–77,209[10]
November 15at No. 19 East Tennessee State
W 17–136,181[11]
November 22Furman
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 23–4310,102[12]

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Football Game Results". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ↑ "Tenn.–Chattanooga 13, Tenn. Tech 10". The Commercial Appeal. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blame goes to all at MTSU". The Tennessean. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Eagles avenge loss last year to UT–C". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late score lifts Tennessee–Chattanooga past Wofford". The Greenville News. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Late fumble costs VMI a shot at first win". The Daily News Leader. October 12, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Losing season skid reaches seven for TSU". The Tennessean. October 19, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Locklyn's run buries Catamounts". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "3rd-quarter spurt seals ASU victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Citadel upsets Moccasins 7–3". The Item. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Buccaneers lose hope". Elizabethton Star. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Dailer, Furman sack UTC's playoff hopes". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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