1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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1997 Chattanooga Mocs football
Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1997 record7–4 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainKeith Blanks, Tyrone Coleman, Ron Faugue, Brian Hampton
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
(capacity: 10,501)
Finley Stadium
(capacity: 20,668)
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[]

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. 22L 10–3710,128
October 4Wofforddagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–179,102
October 11at VMIW 27–246,745
October 18Tennessee State*
W 28–722,646
October 25Western Carolina
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 24–216,352
November 1at No. 18 Appalachian StateNo. 23L 7–4116,761[2]
November 8The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 3–77,209
November 15at East Tennessee StateW 17–136,181
November 22No. 9 Furman
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 23–4310,102
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1997 Football Game Results". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "3rd-quarter spurt seals ASU victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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