American college football season
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.
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 | - Finley Stadium
- Chattanooga, TN
| 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 | - Finley Stadium
- Chattanooga, TN
| 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 | - Finley Stadium
- Chattanooga, TN
| 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 | - Finley Stadium
- Chattanooga, TN
| 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 | - Finley Stadium
- Chattanooga, TN
| 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
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Total |
Hawks
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
#6 Mocs
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24
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21
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14
|
7 |
66 |
At Presbyterian
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Blue Hose
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0
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0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
#6 Mocs
|
7
|
13
|
14
|
0 |
34 |
At Furman
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|
|
|
|
Total |
#6 Mocs
|
0
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
21 |
Paladins
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
Samford
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Bulldogs
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0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
#5 Mocs
|
7
|
14
|
10
|
10 |
41 |
At East Tennessee State
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|
|
|
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Total |
#5 Mocs
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
6 |
37 |
Buccaneers
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0
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0
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0
|
7 |
7 |
Mercer
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|
|
|
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Total |
Bears
|
3
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0
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
#5 Mocs
|
14
|
24
|
14
|
0 |
52 |
At The Citadel
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|
|
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Total |
#5 Mocs
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7
|
7
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0
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0 |
14 |
#8 Bulldogs
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7
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10
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2
|
3 |
22 |
VMI
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|
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|
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Total |
Keydets
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0
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0
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13
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0 |
13 |
#11 Mocs
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7
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10
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6
|
7 |
30 |
At Western Carolina
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Total |
#10 Mocs
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14
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17
|
7
|
0 |
38 |
Catamounts
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10
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0
|
7
|
8 |
25 |
Wofford
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|
|
|
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Total |
Terriers
|
10
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16
|
7
|
3 |
36 |
#7 Mocs
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14
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
28 |
At Alabama
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Total |
#12 Mocs
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3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
#1 (FBS) Crimson Tide
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0
|
14
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7
|
10 |
31 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Weber State
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Total |
#25 Wildcats
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0
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0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
#11 Mocs
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
45 |
Second Round–Sam Houston State
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Total |
#11 Mocs
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0
|
14
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10
|
12 |
36 |
#1 Bearkats
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14
|
7
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14
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6 |
41 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
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Coaches | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
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FCS Playoffs | Not released | 8 | 7 | — | Not released |
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NFL Draft Selections
References
- ^ "Football - Schedule". University of Tennessee–Chattanooga Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
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