1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team

1997 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrankie DeBusk (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (4th season)
CaptainKeith Blanks, Tyrone Coleman, Ron Faugue, Brian Hampton
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Finley Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Tennessee Tech*
W 13–108,377
September 11Middle Tennessee State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 33–248,298
September 27at No. 20 Georgia SouthernNo. 22
L 10–3710,128
October 4Wofforddagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–179,102
October 11at VMI
W 27–246,745[2]
October 18Tennessee State*
W 28–722,646[3]
October 25Western Carolina
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 24–216,352
November 1at No. 18 Appalachian StateNo. 23
L 7–4116,761[4]
November 8The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 3–77,209
November 15at East Tennessee State
W 17–136,181
November 22Furman
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 23–4310,102[5]

References

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  1. ^ "1997 Football Game Results". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Late fumble costs VMI a shot at first win". The Daily News Leader. October 12, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Losing season skid reaches seven for TSU". The Tennessean. October 19, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "3rd-quarter spurt seals ASU victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dailer, Furman sack UTC's playoff hopes". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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