2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team
American college football season
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The 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place in a three-way tie for fifth.
- Tom Arth (2nd season)
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–4 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Justin Rascati (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Finley Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Wofford +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 East Tennessee State +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman + | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 14, head coach Arth resigned to become the head coach at Akron.[1] He finished at Chattanooga with a two-year record of 9–13.
Preseason
Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Mocs predicted to finish in sixth place.[2] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Mocs predicted to finish in fifth place.[3]
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Mocs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
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Offense 2nd team Tyrell Price – RB Malcolm White – OL Bingo Morton – WR |
Defense 1st team Isaiah Mack – DL 2nd team Kareem Orr – DB |
Specialists 1st team Brandon Dowdell – RS |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* | ESPN3 | W 34–10 | 9,020 | ||
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | ESPN+ | W 29–28 OT | 8,076 | ||
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at UT Martin* | ESPN+ | W 34–24 | 4,414 | ||
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Samford |
| ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 10,469 | |
| September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | No. 20 | ESPN+ | L 14–17 | 9,277 | |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 7 Wofford |
| ESPN+ | L 10–21 | 8,010 | |
| October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | W 26–6 | 7,362 | ||
| October 27 | 3:00 p.m. | VMI |
| ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 8,201 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman | ESPN3 | L 10–16 | 4,332 | ||
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Mercer |
| ESPN+ | L 9–13 | 8,014 | |
| November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | SECN Alternate | L 9–49 | 72,832 | ||
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Game summaries
Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Mocs | 6 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
At The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Mocs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mocs | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Mocs | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
At East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Mocs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Buccaneers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Mocs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mocs | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Catamounts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Keydets | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Mocs | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
At Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mocs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Paladins | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Mocs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
At South Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mocs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |