Chattanooga Football Postgame Notes
Chattanooga vs. Furman
Finley Stadium – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Oct. 7, 2017
TEAM
- The Mocs dropped a 41-17 Homecoming game to Furman … UTC falls to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in SoCon play … Furman improved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in league action.
- Mocs posted a season-high 317 yards passing … only seven rushing yards.
- Furman ran 61 times for 290 yards … most rushing yards allowed by UTC this season … Paladins had 441 yards of total offense … most allowed to an FCS opponent this season.
- The Mocs are 1-5 for the first time since 2008.
- Second time this season UTC has posted less than 10 rushing yards (6 vs. UT Martin).
- First time the Mocs have given up 40+ points to FCS opponents in back-to-back games in a season since 2008.
INDIVIDUAL
Richardre Bagley – Sr.-RB
- Six carries for 14 yards.
- Career-high six catches for 27 yards.
- 708 career receiving yards passes Darryle Streeter for second-most by a RB at UTC.
- 86 career receptions is four behind Streeter for the most by a RB at UTC.
Darrell Bridges – Sr.-RB
- Career-high five catches for 23 yards.
Marshall Cooper – So.-LB
- First career start in place of injured
Tae Davis.
- Career-high seven tackles.
Cole Copeland – Fr.-QB
- 30-42 passing for 317 yards, two TDs and four INTs.
- First freshman to start a game at QB for the Mocs since Jacob Huesman vs. Elon (W, 24-17) on Nov. 17, 2012.
- First true freshman to play at QB for the Mocs since Antonio Miller in 2004.
- First true freshmen to start at QB for the Mocs since Brian Hampton in a 21-23 loss to Furman on Nov. 18, 1995, on Chamberlain Field … Hampton won his first start that season, 29-24 over The Citadel on Nov. 4, 1995, on Chamberlain Field.
- First pass was a seven-yard completion to
Alphonso Stewart.
- Completed his first eight passes.Â
- Most completions, yards and attempts by a freshman in school history.Â
- Most passing yards by a Moc since Jacob Huesman had 335 at No. 1 New Hampshire on Dec. 12, 2014.
T.J. Jenkins – Sr.-LB
- Career-high nine tackles.
Telvin Jones – So.-DL
- Career-high seven tackles.
Tavon Lawson – Jr.-LB
- Tied for game-high with 10 tackles.
Isaiah Mack – Jr.-DL
- Tied for a game-high and tied for a career-high with 10 tackles.Â
Derek Mahaffey - Jr.-DL
- Career-highs with eight tackles and three hurries.
Bryce Nunnelly – Fr.-WR
- Two catches for 40 yards.
- Both season/career-highs.Â
Taylor Reynolds – Sr.-DL
- Tied for game-high with a career-high 10 tackles … seven solo.
Alphonso Stewart – Sr.-WR
- Seven catches for a career-high 138 yards and one TD.
- First career 100-yard game.
- 41-yard catch in the first quarter was a career-long.
- 40-yard TD catch in the second quarter.
- Most receiving yards in a game by a Mocs since
Xavier Borishade had 168 last season against Presbyterian.
- Sixth TD catch of his career … second this season.Â
James Stovall – Sr.-WR
- Three catches for 36 yards.
- 20-yards TD catch is the fourth quarter is his second of the season … 8
th of his career.
Victor Ulmo – Fr.-K
- 29-yd FG in the first quarter.
- 4-5 on the year.
Wil Young – Jr.-WR
- Four catches for 34 yards.
- Most receptions and yards since six for 82 at VMI his freshman season (10/17).