Chattanooga Football Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at No. 8 Wofford
Gibbs Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.
Saturday – Nov. 4, 2017

TEAM
- The Mocs dropped a 24-21 2OT game at No. 8 Wofford today.  Mocs fall to 2-8 overall and 2-5 in SoCon play.  Wofford remains in first place in the SoCon race at 8-1 overall and 6-1 in league action. 

- UTC had a chance to upset a top-10 team on the road for the second-straight game. 

- Chattanooga drove into the Wofford redzone twice in the first half but only scored FGs on those two possessions … those two drives were 14 plays long … only one longer was 17 (TD) at VMI on Sept. 23

- UTC defense held Wofford to a season-low 233 yards of total offense … 188 rushing and a season-low 45 passing … Wofford came into the game No. 5 in the FCS in rushing at 282 ypg.

- The Mocs have lost five consecutive OT games … last win was 45-38 at Georgia Southern on Sept. 22, 2007.

- UTC is 3-13 in games decided by three points or less since 2009.

- UTC's last three trips to Wofford have come down to the last play.  Mocs won 20-17 on a Henrique Ribeiro FG on Oct. 24, 2015 … Wofford won 16-13 in OT on Nov. 10, 2012. 

- After allowing 31 ppg first seven games, Mocs have given up 21 ppg last three. 

- UTC is 11-13 overall against the Terriers … lost two in a row … 3-8 on the road. 

- Mocs defense forced three-and outs on five of Wofford's nine possessions in regulation. 

- UTC posted 300 yards of offense against a Terrier defense that came into the game No. 2 in the SoCon and No. 21 in the nation in total defense. 

- Mocs were 7-16 on third down today … Mocs were 6-35 on third down in previous three games. 

- UTC had two turnovers in the game without forcing one … Mocs are -12 on turnovers for the season. 

INDIVIDUAL
Darrell Bridges – Sr.-RB
- 80 yards on 22 carries.
- Tied a season-high for carries. 
- 318 yards on 62 carries last three games.

Cole Copeland – Fr.-QB
- 27-39 for 201 yards, two TDs and one INT.
- Orchestrated a 9-play, 43-yard drive to tie the game in regulation.
- Caught the game-tying 2-pt. conversion to send the game to OT. 

Tae Davis – Sr.-LB
- 12 tackles.
- Second-straight game with 10+ tackles … third of his career.   

Brandon Dowdell
- 21-yd PR in the first quarter.

Derek Mahaffey – Jr.-DL
- Tied a career-high with nine tackles. 

DeJuan McQuarters – Jr.-WR
- Three catches for 19 yards.
- Season-high and tied a career-high on receptions.

Bingo Morton – Jr.-WR
- Career-high seven catches for 23 yards and a score.
- 5^th career TD.
- Caught the 6-yard TD that helped tie the game at the end of regulation. 
- Threw the pass to QB Cole Copeland on the 2-pt. conversion trick play. 

Taylor Reynolds – Sr.-DL
- Game-high and career-high 14 tackles.
- Third career game with 10+ tackles … all in last five games.

Alphonso Stewart – Sr.-WR
- Six catches for 68 yards and a TD.
- Powered in for an 11-yard score in OT.
- 34 catches for 422 yards and 4 TDs are all career-bests. 
- Nine career TDs. 

Victor Ulmo – Fr.-K
- 20-yd FG in the first quarter.
- 28-yd FG in the second quarter.
- Missed from 47 yards in the fourth quarter.
- 8-10 on the year.
- Eight FGs is tied with Mickey Brokas (1971) for third-most by a UTC freshman.   

Dale Warren – Sr.-LB
- Season-high nine tackles.