2026 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2026 Chattanooga Mocs football
2026 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Rusty Wright (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Pizzo (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Yeager (3rd season)
Home stadium	Finley Stadium

2026 Southern Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Wofford	1	–	0	1	–	0
Chattanooga	0	–	0	1	–	0
Furman	0	–	0	1	–	0
No. 21 Mercer	0	–	0	1	–	0
No. 14 Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	1	–	0
Western Carolina	0	–	0	1	–	0
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	0	–	1
Samford	0	–	0	0	–	1
VMI	0	–	0	0	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	1	0	–	1

As of August 30, 2026 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2026 Chattanooga Mocs football team will represent the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs will be led by eighth-year head coach Rusty Wright and will play their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	7:00 p.m.	at West Georgia*	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+	W 24–10	5,237
September 5	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech^[a]*	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+
September 19	6:00 p.m.	Wofford	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
September 26	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Samford	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
October 31	1:00 p.m.	VMI	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Mercer	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+
November 21	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Notes

↑ The game against Tennessee Tech, a fellow member of the Southern Conference, is a non-conference game and not count in the league standings.

Game summaries

at West Georgia

Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at West Georgia Wolves (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	3	14	7	24
Wolves	0	7	3	0	10

at University Stadium • Carrollton, Georgia

Date: August 27
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 5,237
Referee: Drew Myers
TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Aldson and Alvin Delve

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

UWG – Christian Monfort 1-yard run (Freddy Perez kick), 7:46. Wolves 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:04.
UTC – Jude Kelley 39-yard field goal, 0:00. Wolves 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 26 yards, 3:50.

Third quarter

UTC – Ashton Schumann 72-yard pass from Battle Alberson (Jude Kelley kick), 14:16. Mocs 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:44.
UWG – Freddy Perez 43-yard field goal, 12:50. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:26.
UTC – Boobie Leavell 20-yard pass from Battle Alberson (Jude Kelley kick), 12:47. Mocs 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:25.

Fourth quarter

UTC – Kevin Lalin 6-yard run (Jude Kelley kick), 9:53. Mocs 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:57.

Statistics	UTC	UWG
First downs	20	12
Plays–yards	69–329	50–219
Rushes–yards	51–149	19–38
Passing yards	180	181
Passing: comp–att–int	9–18–0	20–31–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	36:43	23:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing	Battle Albertson	9/17, 180 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kevin Lalin	30 carries, 128 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ashton Schumann	4 receptions, 100 yards, TD
West Georgia	Passing	Collin Hurst	19/30, 124 yards
	Rushing	Justin Montgomery	8 receptions, 31 yards
	Receiving	Josh Schuchts	1 reception, 57 yards

Tennessee Tech

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (1–0) at Chattanooga Mocs (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee

Date: September 5
Game time: 6:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TNTC	UTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Eastern Kentucky

Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

at Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky

Date: September 12
Game time: 6:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTC	EKU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Wofford

Wofford Terriers (0–0) at Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	0	0	0	0	0
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee

Date: September 19
Game time: 5:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WOF	UTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wofford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at The Citadel

Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at The Citadel Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina

Date: September 26
Game time: 2:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTC	CIT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
The Citadel	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Tennessee State

Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, Tennessee

Date: October 3
Game time: 3:30 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTC	ETSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Samford

Samford Bulldogs (0–0) at Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee

Date: October 10
Game time: 1:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SAM	UTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Western Carolina

Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at Western Carolina Catamounts (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Catamounts	0	0	0	0	0

at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina

Date: October 24
Game time: 2:30 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTC	WCU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

VMI

VMI Keydets (0–0) at Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	0	0	0
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee

Date: October 31
Game time: 1:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VMI	UTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VMI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Mercer

Mercer Bears (0–0) at Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, Tennessee

Date: November 7
Game time: 1:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MER	UTC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercer	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Furman

Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at Furman Paladins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Paladins	0	0	0	0	0

at Paladin Stadium • Greenville, South Carolina

Date: November 14
Game time: 1:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTC	FUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Alabama (FBS)

Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at Alabama Crimson Tide (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	0	0	0	0	0
Crimson Tide (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Date: November 21
Game time: 2:00 p.m.

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTC	ALA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS	—
Coaches	RV

References

↑ Wilmer, Brian (January 13, 2026). "Chattanooga announces 2026 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
↑ Bobick, Ben (January 13, 2026). "Mocs release 2026 football schedule". WRCB. Retrieved July 30, 2026.

[note-1] The game against Tennessee Tech, a fellow member of the Southern Conference, is a non-conference game and not count in the league standings.

[2] Wilmer, Brian (January 13, 2026). "Chattanooga announces 2026 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved July 30, 2026.

[3] Bobick, Ben (January 13, 2026). "Mocs release 2026 football schedule". WRCB. Retrieved July 30, 2026.

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