1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team
1997 Chattanooga Mocs football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 7–4 (4–4 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Frankie DeBusk (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Rick Whitt (4th season) |
Captain | Keith Blanks, Tyrone Coleman, Ron Faugue, Brian Hampton |
Home stadium | Chamberlain Field Finley Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | Tennessee Tech* | W 13–10 | 8,377 | |||
September 11 | Middle Tennessee State* |
| W 33–24 | 8,298 | ||
September 27 | at No. 20 Georgia Southern | No. 22 | L 10–37 | 10,128 | ||
October 4 | Wofford |
| W 20–17 | 9,102 | ||
October 11 | at VMI | W 27–24 | 6,745 | [2] | ||
October 18 | Tennessee State* |
| W 28–7 | 22,646 | [3] | |
October 25 | Western Carolina |
| W 24–21 | 6,352 | ||
November 1 | at No. 18 Appalachian State | No. 23 | L 7–41 | 16,761 | [4] | |
November 8 | The Citadel |
| L 3–7 | 7,209 | ||
November 15 | at East Tennessee State | W 17–13 | 6,181 | |||
November 22 | Furman |
| L 23–43 | 10,102 | [5] | |
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References
- ^ "1997 Football Game Results". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
- ^ "Late fumble costs VMI a shot at first win". The Daily News Leader. October 12, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Losing season skid reaches seven for TSU". The Tennessean. October 19, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "3rd-quarter spurt seals ASU victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dailer, Furman sack UTC's playoff hopes". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.