List of Chattanooga Mocs head football coaches
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The Chattanooga Mocs college football team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga[A 1] as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The program has had 24 head coaches, since it began play during the 1899 season. Since December 2018, Rusty Wright has served as head coach at Chattanooga.[1]
The Mocs have played nearly 1,100 games over 116.[2] In that time, two coaches have led Chattanooga in postseason playoff games: Buddy Nix and Russ Huesman. Five coaches have won conference championships: Frank Thomas won three, Harold Drew won one, and Scrappy Moore one as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Moore won three as a member of the Dixie Conference, and; Joe Morrison and Russ Huesman each won three as a member of the Southern Conference.
Moore is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 171 victories during his 37 years with the program.[2] Thomas has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.730.[2] has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .083.[2] Of the 24 different head coaches who have led the Mocs, Thomas and Moore have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Key[]
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 2] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 3] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 4] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
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Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 5] |
Coaches[]
No. | Name | Season(s) [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | 1904–1905 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
2 | 1906 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
3 | 1907 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.083 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
4 | Jones Beene | 1908 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
5 | 1909 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |
6 | Leslie Stauffer | 1910–1913 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0.589 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
7 | Mike Balenti | 1914 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
8 | Johnny Spiegel | 1915–1916 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0.529 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
9 | Silas Williams | 1919–1921 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0.407 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
10 | Bill McAllester | 1922–1924 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0.423 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.321 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
11 | Frank Thomas![]() |
1925–1928 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0.730 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0.800 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
12 | Harold Drew | 1929–1930 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0.700 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.808 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
13 | Scrappy Moore![]() |
1931–1967 | 333 | 171 | 148 | 14 | 0.535 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 0.685 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
14 | Harold Wilkes | 1968–1972 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0.465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
15 | Joe Morrison | 1973–1979 | 76 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 0.599 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
16 | Bill Oliver | 1980–1983 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0.670 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0.712 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
17 | Buddy Nix | 1984–1992 | 99 | 44 | 54 | 1 | 0.449 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
18 | Tommy West | 1993 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.364 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
19 | Buddy Green | 1994–1999 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 0.409 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0.354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
20 | Donnie Kirkpatrick | 2000–2002 | 34 | 10 | 24 | — | 0.294 | 6 | 18 | — | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
21 | Rodney Allison | 2003–2008 | 68 | 17 | 51 | — | 0.250 | 12 | 32 | — | 0.273 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
22 | Russ Huesman | 2009–2016 | 96 | 59 | 37 | — | 0.615 | 42 | 20 | — | 0.677 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — |
23 | Tom Arth | 2017–2018 | 22 | 9 | 13 | — | 0.409 | 7 | 9 | — | 0.438 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
24 | Rusty Wright | 2019–present | 28 | 15 | 13 | — | 0.536 | 13 | 7 | — | 0.650 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes[]
- ^ The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga previously competed as the University of Chattanooga from 1907 to 1969 and as U. S. Grant Memorial University from 1899 to 1906.
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[3]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[5]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ Chattanooga did not field teams in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I and in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II.
References[]
- ^ "Chattanooga hires Georgia State assistant Rusty Wright". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 19, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c d University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "All-Time Coaching Records" (PDF). p. 161. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
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