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2016 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record9–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Braithwaite (4th season)
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 The Citadel $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 9 Wofford ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 13 Chattanooga ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 23 Samford ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Mercer   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Furman   3 – 5     3 – 8  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9  
VMI   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by eighth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–2 in SoCon play to tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Weber State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmShorter*No. 6
SDNW 66–09,588
September 102:00 pmPresbyterian*No. 6
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNW 34–08,370
September 177:00 pmat FurmanNo. 6
ESPN3W 21–145,347
September 242:00 pmSamfordNo. 5
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNW 41–218,714
October 112:00 pmat East Tennessee StateNo. 5
SDNW 37–77,411
October 84:00 pmMercerNo. 5
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNW 52–3111,039
October 153:00 pmat No. 8 The CitadelNo. 5
FSNL 14–2214,590
October 222:00 pmVMINo. 11
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNW 30–1310,505
October 293:30 pmat Western CarolinaNo. 10
SDNW 38–2510,760
November 122:00 pmWoffordNo. 7
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
SDNL 28–368,750
November 197:00 pmat No. 1 (FBS) Alabama*No. 12
ESPN2L 3–31101,821
November 262:00 pmNo. 25 Weber State*No. 11
ESPN3W 45–145,238
December 33:00 pmat No. 1 Sam Houston State*No. 11
ESPN3L 36–414,897

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Game summaries

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Shorter

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 0 0 0 0
#6 Mocs 24 21 14 7 66
See also: 2016 Shorter Hawks football team

At Presbyterian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 0 0 0 0 0
#6 Mocs 7 13 14 0 34
See also: 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

At Furman

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1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Mocs 0 7 14 0 21
Paladins 0 0 0 14 14
See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team

Samford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 7 21
#5 Mocs 7 14 10 10 41
See also: 2015 Samford Bulldogs football team

At East Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Mocs 3 14 14 6 37
Buccaneers 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 0 14 14 31
#5 Mocs 14 24 14 0 52
See also: 2016 Mercer Bears football team

At The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Mocs 7 7 0 0 14
#8 Bulldogs 7 10 2 3 22
See also: 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

VMI

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1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 0 13 0 13
#11 Mocs 7 10 6 7 30
See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team

At Western Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Mocs 14 17 7 0 38
Catamounts 10 0 7 8 25
See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 10 16 7 3 36
#7 Mocs 14 7 0 7 28
See also: 2016 Wofford Terriers football team

At Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Mocs 3 0 0 0 3
#1 (FBS) Crimson Tide 0 14 7 10 31
See also: 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

FCS Playoffs

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First Round–Weber State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
#11 Mocs 14 10 7 14 45
See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

Second Round–Sam Houston State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Mocs 0 14 10 12 36
#1 Bearkats 14 7 14 6 41
See also: 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Ranking movements

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Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS6665555111097121113
Coaches7643333888711910
FCS PlayoffsNot released87—Not released

NFL Draft Selections

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Year Round Overall Player Team Position
2017 6 217 Corey Levin Tennessee Titans G

References

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  1. ^ "Football - Schedule". University of Tennessee–Chattanooga Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
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