2000 Chattanooga Mocs football team

The 2000 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in SoCon play to tied for sixth place.[1]

2000 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorWill Holthouser (1st season)
CaptainBilly Hutchins, Chris Sanders, Brent Tinker
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     13 2  
No. 4 Appalachian State ^   6 2     10 4  
No. 10 Furman ^   6 2     9 3  
No. 23 Wofford   5 3     7 4  
East Tennessee State   4 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   3 5     5 6  
Western Carolina   3 5     4 7  
The Citadel   1 7     2 9  
VMI   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 pmSamford*W 23–613,186
September 77:00 pmat UAB*L 15–2018,000[2]
September 161:30 pmMississippi Valley State*
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 72–178,316[3]
September 237:00 pmNo. 2 Georgia Southern
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 10–3115,072
September 301:30 pmat WoffordL 33–417,879
October 147:00 pmVMI 
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–148,842
October 211:00 pmat Western CarolinaL 36–418,312
October 281:30 pmNo. 6 Appalachian State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 30–274,012[4]
November 42:00 pmat The CitadelW 20–1315,442
November 111:30 pmEast Tennessee State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 22–246,432
November 182:00 pmat No. 6 FurmanL 44–45 OT8,573

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Dugger, Quinnie power Blazer win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga 72, Mississippi Valley State 17". The Sun Herald. September 17, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late field goal sinks Appalachian". The Charlotte Observer. October 29, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.