2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team
American college football season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Rusty Wright and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 6–6 overall and 5–3 in SoCon play to place third.
- Rusty Wright (1st season)
| 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (5–3 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
|
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Pizzo (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Lorenzo Ward (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Finley Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Wofford $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
Preseason polls
The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Mocs were picked to finish in fifth place by the media and in fourth by the coaches.[1][2]
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Mocs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
|
Offense 1st team Bryce Nunnelly – WR 2nd team Tyrell Price – RB Cole Strange – OL |
Defense 1st team Marshall Cooper – LB Brandon Dowdell – DB Jerrell Lawson – DB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois* | ESPN3 | W 24–10 | 8,254 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Jacksonville State* | ESPN+ | L 20–41 | 19,428 | |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | SECN | L 0–45 | 86,208 | |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison* |
| ESPN+ | L 14–37 | 8,795 |
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Western Carolina |
| ESPN+ | W 60–36 | 7,636 |
| October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mercer | ESPN+ | W 34–17 | 8,972 | |
| October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | W 16–13 | 7,124 |
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | L 34–35 OT | 4,445 | |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 Furman |
| ESPN+ | L 20–35 | 7,431 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Samford | ESPN3 | W 35–27 | 4,835 | |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | W 34–33 | 7,363 |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI | ESPN+ | L 24–31 | ||
| ||||||
Game summaries
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mocs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
At Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 18 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 41 |
At Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Volunteers | 21 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2 Dukes | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| Mocs | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catamounts | 7 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| Mocs | 6 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 60 |
At Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocs | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Bears | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Mocs | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
At Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| Terriers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 13 Paladins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Mocs | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
At Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 2 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 33 |
| Mocs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 34 |
At VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Keydets | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |