Chattanooga Football Postgame Notes
Western Carolina at Chattanooga
Finley Stadium - Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Oct. 31, 2015

TEAM
- The No. 4 Chattanooga Mocs won their seventh game in a row with a 41-13 win over Western Carolina today … UTC improved to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in SoCon play with today's Homecoming win … the Catamounts dropped to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in league play.

- Today's win gave the 2015 senior class 31 … ties Coach Huesman's 1981 class (and 1982) for second in school history … the 1980 seniors hold the record with 33. 

- UTC held a 35-6 lead at the break … most points in the first half since scoring 38 at Western Carolina last season.

- The Mocs put up a season-high 547 yards of total offense today … that's the most since 566 at No. 1 New Hampshire last season … most allowed by Western Carolina this season ... there was only one negative yardage play on the day (-3 rush).

- UTC had a season-high 374 yards rushing … most since 386 at Western Carolina last season ... that's the most allowed by Western Carolina this season … also had season-highs with 58 carries and 6.1 yards per rush ... now have the top two rushers in the league - Derrick Craine (97.8) and Jacob Huesman (95.9).   

- Mocs held the Catamounts to 283 yards … fewest this season against an FCS opponent. 

- The Mocs have won a school-record 12-straight SoCon games … longest run since Appalachian State won 26 in a row from 2006-09.

- UTC won its 11th SoCon home game in a row … last league loss at home was against No. 2 Georgia Southern (38-31 OT) on Oct. 27, 2012.

- UTC goes undefeated in the month of October for the third season in a row … 11 consecutive wins in October … last loss was the Georgia Southern game listed above.

- This was the 100^th game at Finley Stadium … UTC is 49-51 all time in this building. 

- Mocs had a season-high 31 first downs … most since 31 against Glenville State on Sept. 13, 2012.

- UTC held the ball for a season-high 39:25 … Mocs came into the game No. 15 in the FCS in TOP at 32:56.

- Jacob Huesman's 168 and Derrick Craine's 103 rushing yards give the Mocs two 100-yard runners in a game for the first time since Huesman (130) and Kendrix Huitt (137) did it at Western Carolina on Nov. 3, 2012.

INDIVIDUAL
Richardre Bagley – So.-RB
- 4 catches for 48 yards … all in the first half. 
- Tied a career-high for catches and one shy of mark for receiving yards.
- 10 carries for 40 yards.

Derrick Craine – Jr.-RB
- 15 carries for 103 rushing yards and four first-half TDs.
- Four rushing TDs in a game is the most by a Moc since Artis Edwards had four against Appalachian State on Nov. 6, 1982.
- 11 rushing TDs this season … 16 in his career.
- Leads the SoCon with 97.8 rushing yards per game.
- 11 rushing TDs is tied for the SoCon lead with The Citadel's Dominique Allen.
- 12 TDs and 72 points overall leads the SoCon.

Jacob Huesman – Sr.-QB
- 20 carries for 168 rushing yards and a TD.
- 14-15 passing for 191 yards … was 10-10 for 169 in the first half.
- 12^th career 100-yard rushing game … one shy of the school record held by Eldra Buckley (2005-06), James Roberts (1989-93) and Mike Smith (1978-80).
- 11^th game with 100 yards passing and rushing. 
- Passed Chris Sanders (1999-00) for the school record for passing yards on a 49-yard play to James Stovall in the first quarter … has 7,342 in his career.
- Second all-time at UTC with 3,574 rushing yards ... passed James Madison's Rodney Landers (2005-08) for ninth all-time in rushing yards for FCS quarterbacks.
- 216 career points is second all-time at UTC ... passed Rodney Allen (1989-92) today.
- Added to his school record with his 36^th career rushing TD.
- Improved to a school-record 30-12 as a starting QB.
- 253.6 yards of total offense per game is now second in the SoCon.

Cedric Nettles – Jr.-DB
- Six tackles and a fumble recovery.

Henrique Ribeiro – Jr.-K
- Scored 11 points in the game … 5-5 on PATs and 2-2 on FGs.
- Made from 38 and 30 yards today.
- Has made nine-straight FGs.
- 12-14 (85.7%) on the year and 31-41 (75.6%) for his career.
- Leads the SoCon in makes and %.
- 31 career makes is tied with Jack Teichmann (1980-83) for fourth all-time at UTC.
- 75.6% for his career is second only to Patrick Shutters (2002-03) mark of 77.3% (17/22).
- 183 career points passes Dennis Waters (1985-88) and Nick Pollard (2010-14) to move into sixth place on the Mocs' career scoring list.

James Stovall – So.-WR
- Three catches for 63 yards.
- Career-high for yards and tied for receptions.
- Career-long 49-yard catch in the first quarter.

Trevor Wright – So.-DB
- First career INT.
- Added four tackles … including a ½ sack.

Homecoming Notes
- UTC is 60-23-3 all-time on Homecoming. 

- The Mocs are 6-1 on Homecoming in the Russ Huesman era (since 2009) ... only Homecoming loss was 34-17 against No. 17 Appalachian State on Sept. 22, 2012.

- UTC is 11-7 on Homecoming in Finley Stadium. 

- Mocs now 5-1 vs WCU on Homecoming.
 
- Huesman's 60 yard rush is the fourth longest play from scrimmage in Homecoming history and the second longest rush (61 yds Dick Brady vs Georgia 11-23-1946).
 
- Isaiah Mack's blocked PAT is the first blocked kick in a homecoming game since 1989 vs The Citadel.
 
- Huesman's 168 rushing yards is the second highest total behind Bryan Fitzgerald's 174 yard effort in 2007, also against Western Carolina.
 
- Craine's 4 rushing TD's is the second most ever in a homecoming game behind Kenneth Strong's 6 TD effort vs Louisville in 1928. Craine's 24 point day is second best to Strong's 36 point effort.
 
- Huesman had the most accurate passing day ever on homecoming at 93.3%.  The previous best was Hal Ledyard's  84.6% (11-13) performance vs Mississippi Southern in 1951.
 
- The Mocs 31 first downs are the second best ever on homecoming (34, MTSU 1979).
 
- 356 Rushing yards are the second most ever on homecoming (404, MTSU 1979).
 
- 547 Total Yards are the fourth highest total in a homecoming game.
 
- The attendance of 11.495 was the seventh largest homecoming crowd ever, 4 of the top 7 spots and the top four all occurred under Huesman.