2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team

The 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place in a three-way tie for fifth.

2018 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJustin Rascati (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrandon Staley (2nd season)
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Wofford +^   6 2     9 4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^   6 2     8 4  
Furman +   6 2     6 4  
Samford   5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     6 5  
The Citadel   4 4     5 6  
Mercer   4 4     5 6  
Western Carolina   1 7     3 8  
VMI   0 8     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 14, head coach Arth resigned to become the head coach at Akron.[1] He finished at Chattanooga with a two-year record of 9–13.

Preseason

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Preseason media poll

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The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Mocs predicted to finish in sixth place.[2] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Mocs predicted to finish in fifth place.[3]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Samford 204 (20)
2 Furman 174 (2)
3 Wofford 163 (1)
4 Mercer 133
5 Western Carolina 114
6 Chattanooga 88
7 The Citadel 83
8 East Tennessee State 53
9 VMI 23
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Samford 63 (7)
2 Wofford 53 (1)
3 Furman 52 (1)
4 Western Carolina 39
5 Chattanooga 34
6 Mercer 32
7 The Citadel 28
8 East Tennessee State 15
9 VMI 8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

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The Mocs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*ESPN3W 34–109,020
September 86:00 p.m.at The CitadelESPN+W 29–28 OT8,076
September 154:00 p.m.at UT Martin*ESPN+W 34–244,414
September 227:00 p.m.No. 17 Samford
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 27–2010,469
September 297:30 p.m.at East Tennessee StateNo. 20ESPN+L 14–179,277
October 63:00 p.m.No. 7 Wofford
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 10–218,010
October 133:30 p.m.at Western CarolinaESPN+W 26–67,362
October 273:00 p.m.VMI 
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 34–278,201
November 31:00 p.m.at FurmanESPN3L 10–164,332
November 101:00 p.m.Mercer
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 9–138,014
November 177:30 p.m.at South Carolina*SECN AlternateL 9–4972,832
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 3 0 10
Mocs 6 7 21 0 34

At The Citadel

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Mocs 14 7 0 08 29
Bulldogs 0 14 7 07 28

At UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 10 10 7 7 34
Skyhawks 0 7 0 17 24

Samford

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bulldogs 0 10 3 7 20
Mocs 10 7 7 3 27

At East Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Mocs 0 0 0 14 14
Buccaneers 14 3 0 0 17

Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Terriers 7 7 0 7 21
Mocs 10 0 0 0 10

At Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 9 10 7 0 26
Catamounts 0 3 0 3 6
1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 14 7 0 6 27
Mocs 7 14 6 7 34

At Furman

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 0 0 3 7 10
Paladins 7 6 0 3 16

Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 13 13
Mocs 0 0 3 6 9

At South Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 0 3 0 6 9
Gamecocks 14 14 7 14 49

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRV20RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CoachesRV24RVRVRVRVRVRVRV

References

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  1. ^ "Akron hiring Chattanooga's Arth as new coach". December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  3. ^ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
  4. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of. Retrieved May 20, 2018.