Chattanooga Football Notes
Chattanooga at No. 1 Alabama
Bryant-Denny Stadium – Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Saturday - Nov. 19, 2016

TEAM
- The No. 11 Chattanooga Mocs dropped a 31-3 contest at FBS No. 1 Alabama tonight … UTC ends the regular season with an 8-3 mark … Alabama improves to 11-0.

- The Mocs took a 3-0 lead on Henrique Ribeiro's FG in the first quarter … first score against the Crimson Tide for UTC in three trips to Tuscaloosa under current head coach Russ Huesman.

- Mocs had seven first downs in the first half … 10 for the game ... had eight all game in '13 and just five in the '09 meeting.

- UTC led 3-0 after one quarter and was down just 14-3 at the break … Mocs trailed 35-0 at the half in 2009 … 38-0 in 2013.

- UTC posted three sacks (McMillan 1.5, Warren 1.0, Davis 0.5) … most Alabama has been sacked this season is three times against USC and Texas A&M.

- Mocs 184 yards of total offense were more than Kent State (166), Kentucky (161), Tennessee (131) and LSU (125) had against the Tide. 

- Alabama's lowest offensive output the last two seasons ... 2015 vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 303 ... 2016 vs. LSU, 323 ... 2016 vs. Chattanooga, 332

- No. 18 Samford (7-5, 5-3 SoCon) lost to ETSU (5-6, 2-6 SoCon) 15-14 just before kickoff.  That means the Mocs tie Wofford (8-3, 6-2 SoCon) for second in the SoCon standings.

- UTC recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter … it was the first turnover forced by the Mocs in five games.

- Mocs offensive line did not allow a sack.

- The 101,821 is the largest crowd to ever see the Mocs play.  

INDIVIDUAL
Richardre Bagley - Jr.-RB
- Career-high five catches ... 14 yards. 
- Ran five times for 35 yards. 

Alejandro Bennifield – Jr.-QB
- 16-21 for 106 yards.

C.J. Board – Sr.-WR
- Three catches for 53 yards.
- 28^th-straight game with a catch … third longest streak in school history.
- 1,874 career receiving yards passes Rocky Turner seventh all-time at UTC … needs nine more yards to pass Alonzo Nix (2003-04) for sixth.
- 138 career receptions … need seven more to pass Terrell Owens (1992-95) for sixth … Owens was on the UTC sideline for this game.  
- 105 all-purpose yards – 53 receiving, 24 KR, 28 PR.
- Career-long 24-yard KOR. 

Tae Davis – Jr.DB
- Team-high and career-high nine tackles.

Malcolm Colvin – Jr.-TE
- Second career game with two catches.
- 22 receiving yards is a career-high. 

Henrique Ribeiro – Sr.-K
- 47-yard FG in the first quarter
- 44-58 (75.9%) in his career.
- Tied with Matt Vick (1997-00) for the school record for makes.
- 8-10 this season … 4-5 from 40+.
- 8-12 from 40+ in his career.

Vantrel McMillan - Sr.-DL
- Three tackles, including 1.5 sacks. 

Dale Warren – Jr-LB
- Seven tackles … 3.0 TFLs with a sack.
- Tied a career-high in TFLs
- Forced a fumble in the first quarter.
- Recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter.
- Came into the game leading the SoCon with 14.0 TFLs.

Trevor Wright – Jr.-DB
- Five solo tackles and two break-ups.