2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team
The 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by eighth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–2 in SoCon play to tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Weber State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.
| 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 36–41 vs. Sam Houston State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 10 |
| 2016 record | 9–4 (6–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Durden (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Adam Braithwaite (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Finley Stadium (Capacity: 20,668) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 The Citadel $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Chattanooga ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Wofford ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Samford ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 pm | Shorter* | No. 6 | SDN | W 66–0 | 9,588 | |
| September 10 | 2:00 pm | Presbyterian* | No. 6 |
| SDN | W 34–0 | 8,370 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | at Furman | No. 6 | ESPN3 | W 21–14 | 5,347 | |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | Samford | No. 5 |
| SDN | W 41–21 | 8,714 |
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | No. 5 | SDN | W 37–7 | 7,411 | |
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | Mercer | No. 5 |
| SDN | W 52–31 | 11,039 |
| October 15 | 3:00 pm | at No. 8 The Citadel | No. 5 | FSN | L 14–22 | 14,590 | |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | VMI | No. 11 |
| SDN | W 30–13 | 10,505 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | at Western Carolina | No. 10 | SDN | W 38–25 | 10,760 | |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | Wofford | No. 7 |
| SDN | L 28–36 | 8,750 |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama* | No. 12 | ESPN2 | L 3–31 | 101,821 | |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 25 Weber State* | No. 11 |
| ESPN3 | W 45–14 | 5,238 |
| December 3 | 3:00 pm | at No. 1 Sam Houston State* | No. 11 | ESPN3 | L 36–41 | 4,897 | |
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Game summaries
Shorter
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #6 Mocs | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 66 |
at Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #6 Mocs | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
at Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #6 Mocs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Paladins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #5 Mocs | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
at East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Mocs | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| #5 Mocs | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
at The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #5 Mocs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #8 Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keydets | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| #11 Mocs | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
at Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #10 Mocs | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Catamounts | 10 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Terriers | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 36 |
| #7 Mocs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #12 Mocs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #1 (FBS) Crimson Tide | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| #11 Mocs | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Second Round–Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #11 Mocs | 0 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| #1 Bearkats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| STATS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | 8 | 7 | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NFL Draft Selections
| Year | Round | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
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| 2017 | 6 | 217 | Corey Levin | Tennessee Titans | G |
References
- "Football - Schedule". University of Tennessee–Chattanooga Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
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