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2002 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–10 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Burke (1st season)
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 14 Wofford   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 10 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 9 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
VMI   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Chattanooga   2 – 6     2 – 10  
The Citadel   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2002 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by third-year head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 2–10 overall and 2–6 in SoCon play to tied for seventh place.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at West Virginia*
L 7–5654,455
September 7Alabama State*
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 23–417,180[3]
September 14at Tennessee Tech*
L 3–138,235
September 21Gardner–Webb*
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 24–264,317
September 28No. 18 Georgia Southern
L 10–388,566
October 5at No. 20 Wofford
L 21–27 OT9,107
October 19VMI
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 31–355,237
October 26at Western Carolina
L 28–457,021
November 2No. 14 Appalachian Statedagger
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–207,139[4]
November 9at The Citadel
W 34–3118,818
November 16East Tennessee State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–103,813
November 23at No. 8 Furman
L 7–357,423[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "UTC "Reassigns" Football Coach Donnie Kirkpatrick". The Chattanoogan.
  3. ^ "Alabama St. 41, Chattanooga 23". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Win keeps ASU's playoff hopes alive". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Paladins whip Mocs, wait for NCAA's call". The Greenville News. November 24, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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