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2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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.

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

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

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

At Furman

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1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Mocs 0 7 14 0 21
Paladins 0 0 0 14 14

Samford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 7 21
#5 Mocs 7 14 10 10 41

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

Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 0 14 14 31
#5 Mocs 14 24 14 0 52

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

VMI

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1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 0 0 13 0 13
#11 Mocs 7 10 6 7 30

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

Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 10 16 7 3 36
#7 Mocs 14 7 0 7 28

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

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

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

Ranking movements

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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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