2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2018 Chattanooga Mocs football
2018 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Tom Arth (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Justin Rascati (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Staley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Finley Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southern Conference football standings
v t e
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

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.

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

Preseason media poll

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

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

Offense

2nd team

Tyrell Price – RB

Malcolm White – OL

Bingo Morton – WR

Defense

1st team

Isaiah Mack – DL

2nd team

Kareem Orr – DB

Specialists

1st team

Brandon Dowdell – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech*		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN3	W 34–10	9,020
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 29–28 ^OT	8,076
September 15	4:00 p.m.	at UT Martin*		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	W 34–24	4,414
September 22	7:00 p.m.	No. 17 Samford		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 27–20	10,469
September 29	7:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	No. 20	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 14–17	9,277
October 6	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 Wofford		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 10–21	8,010
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 26–6	7,362
October 27	3:00 p.m.	VMI		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 34–27	8,201
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 10–16	4,332
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Mercer		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 9–13	8,014
November 17	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN Alternate	L 9–49	72,832
*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

Tennessee Tech

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

At The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mocs	14	7	0	0	8	29
Bulldogs	0	14	7	0	7	28

At UT Martin

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

Samford

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

At East Tennessee State

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

Wofford

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

At Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	9	10	7	0	26
Catamounts	0	3	0	3	6

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	14	7	0	6	27
Mocs	7	14	6	7	34

At Furman

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

Mercer

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

At South Carolina

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	RV	RV	RV	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—

References

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

[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.

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