1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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]

1997 Chattanooga Mocs football
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)
1997 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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 4Wofford
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–179,102
October 11at VMIW 27–246,745[2]
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[3]
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

References

  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. "3rd-quarter spurt seals ASU victory". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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