1998 Chattanooga Mocs football team

1998 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (1st season)
Captains
  • Brent Cates
  • Brian Hampton
  • Mark Hill
  • Kenny Sanders
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
1998 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^ 8–0  14–1 
No. 6 Appalachian State ^ 6–2  10–3 
Western Carolina 5–3  6–5 
Chattanooga 4–4  5–6 
The Citadel 4–4  5–6 
East Tennessee State 3–5  4–7 
Wofford 3–5  4–7 
Furman 3–5  5–6 
VMI 0–8  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by fifth-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to tie for fourth place.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmSamford*
W 23–139,778[2]
September 124:00 pmat East Carolina*
L 0–3134,028[3]
September 193:30 pmNo. 25 Troy State*
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 6–237,618[4]
September 2612:00 pmNo. 3 Georgia Southern
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 25–426,574[5]
October 32:00 pmat Wofford
W 31–36,791[6]
October 177:00 pmVMIdagger
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 45–710,329[7]
October 241:00 pmat Western Carolina
L 21–247,747[8]
October 311:30 pmNo. 4 Appalachian State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 7–285,231[9]
November 72:00 pmat The Citadel
W 13–1016,842[10]
November 141:30 pmEast Tennessee State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–74,320[11]
November 211:30 pmat Furman
L 28–316,215[12]

References

  1. ↑ "1998 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ↑ "'Dogs pay dearly for mental errors". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 4, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Pirates open upper deck with shutout of Mocs". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 13, 1998. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Hill's 2 touchdown catches gives Trojans win over Moccasins". The Dothan Eagle. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Peterson leads GSU past Mocs". Johnson City Press. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Turnover trauma: Wofford held to field goal in home loss". The State. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Keydets rocked by Mocs". The Roanoke Times. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Western Carolina holds off Chattanooga". Winston-Salem Journal. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Appalachian State beats Chattanooga". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1997. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Late field goal defeats The Citadel". The Herald. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UTC holds off Bucs in quagmire". Elizabethton Star. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Paladins nip Mocs in finale". The Greenville News. November 22, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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