Chattanooga Football Game Notes
Chattanooga Mocs (6-2, 4-2 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (3-4, 3-2 SoCon)
Paladin Stadium (16,000) – Greenville, S.C.
Saturday – Nov. 3, 2018 – 1:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)
Radio:  Mocs Sports Network (Real 96.1 FM – Flagship) - Jim Reynolds (pxp), Todd Agne (color), Will Poindexter (sideline)
TV: ESPN3 - Bob Mihalic (pxp), Sam Wyche (analyst) and Andley Brock (sideline)
Online: Live audio, ESPN3 & live stats links on GoMocs.com

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team travels to Furman for a key Southern Conference road game this weekend.  Both the Mocs and Paladins are in the hunt for the SoCon title with three weeks left in the regular season. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, S.C.
 
UTC brings a 6-2 overall record and is in third place in the SoCon with a 4-2 league mark.  Furman is 3-4 overall, but still in the race with a 3-2 conference tally.  The Paladins are the only team to hang a SoCon loss on conference co-leader Wofford (6-2, 5-1 SoCon). 
 
ETSU is also tied atop the league standings (7-2, 5-1 SoCon).  Mercer (4-4, 3-2 SoCon) and Samford (4-4, 3-2 SoCon) are tied with Furman in fourth place in the conference. Samford hosts No. 8 Wofford this weekend, while Mercer welcomes No. 22 ETSU to Macon, Ga.  Both games are on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
 
Chattanooga is coming off a 34-27 win over VMI on Homecoming on Oct. 27.  The victory solidified a winning season for head coach Tom Arth, who is in his second season at UTC.  Furman rallied from a 17-14 deficit in the final 10 minutes to win at The Citadel, 28-17, last weekend.  They have won three of their last four games, after opening the season with three straight losses. 
 
Chattanooga is still receiving votes in both the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and the STATS FCS Top 25.  The Mocs are three spots outside of the Coaches Top 25 with 12 votes and four places away from being ranked in the STATS poll with 165 votes.
 
MOCS SPORTS NETWORK
The Mocs Sports Network broadcasts the game on Real 96.1 FM in Chattanooga.  Jim Reynolds has the play-by-play for his 39th season, with Todd Agne giving the color commentary and Will Poindexter on the sideline.  A link for a free audio broadcast is available on the football schedule page on GoMocs.com.  Fans can also listen to the game on the TuneIn Radio app through a link on the football schedule page on GoMocs.com.
 
ESPN3
Host schools produce games for the ESPN family of networks.  This week's contest is carried by ESPN3 and includes Bob Mihalic (pxp), Sam Wyche (analyst) and Andley Brock (sideline) on the call.  It also airs locally in Greenville, S.C. on the CW62. 
 
QUICK NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOCS
General
• Tom Arth is in his second season at Chattanooga ... 9-10 at UTC ... 7-7 in SoCon action ... came to the Scenic City from John Carroll University where he was the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 2016 ... 40-8 record the previous four years at JCU.
• Mocs are 61-57 all-time at Finley Stadium ... 41-44 in SoCon home games.
• The Mocs are fourth in the league and No. 34 in the FCS in home attendance with a 8,925 average over four games.
• Prior to the VMI game, the Mocs had cut down on their penalties with just 10 for 79 yards over the previous three games ... UTC was flagged nine times for 86 yards against VMI ... Mocs are seventh in the SoCon and No. 64 in the nation with 6.5 penalties per game and sixth in the league and 49th in the nation with 55.3 penalty yards per game through eight contests.
• The Mocs have won eight of its last 11 games dating back to last season ... only losses were in overtime to No. 8 Wofford (24-21 on 11/4/17), Sept. 29 at ETSU (17-14 on 9/29/18) and 21-10 to No. 6 Wofford on 10/6/18.
• The Mocs are +7 in the turnover margin ... leads the SoCon and No. 13 in the FCS.
• UTC's average time of possession is 30:33 ... fourth in the SoCon and No. 48 in the FCS ... first time since following Week 1 UTC has been on the positive side of TOP for the year. 
 
Offense
• Seventh in the league and 77th in the FCS in total offense (362.9) ... 8th/110th in rushing (99.8) and 3rd/27th in passing (264.1).
• The Mocs have not averaged over 250 passing yards per game since 2010 (277.2). 
• 8th/78th in scoring offense (26.0 ppg).
• Fifth in the league and 33rd in the FCS in team pass efficiency (141.8).
• Fourth in the SoCon and 30th in the FCS on third down (46/108 - 41.7%).
• Third in the SoCon and No. 14 in the FCS on fourth down (7/11 - 63.6%).
• UTC has five runs of 20+ yards in the first eight games ... full list on page 35 of the .pdf of the notes ... only had three such runs of 20+ yards all of last year.
• Mocs have 12 passing plays of 30+ yards this season ... only had five all of last year ... full list on page 35 of the .pdf of the notes.
• Mocs had scored on 15 straight trips to the red zone heading into the VMI, but were stopped early in the game ... UTC is still 23-26 in red zone offense (88.5%) with 17 TDs ... that is fourth in the SoCon and No. 19 in the FCS.
• UTC offensive line has only given up 10 sacks this season ... fourth in the SoCon and 22nd in the FCS ... big improvement from last season when they were last in the SoCon and 109th in the FCS, allowing over three per game.
 
Defense
• Third in the SoCon in total defense (367.6) ... 38th in the FCS. 
• Second in the SoCon and No. 13 in the FCS in scoring defense (19.1).
• Third in the SoCon in passing yards allowed (207.5) ... 23rd in the FCS and second in the SoCon in pass efficiency defense (113.15).
• Fifth in the league in rushing defense (160.1).
• 10 INTs on the year leads the SoCon and is No. 21 in the FCS ... most INTs since posting 13 in 2014. 
• Senior Kareem Orr is tied for the SoCon lead with four INTs ... he is also tied for seventh in the FCS in that category. 
• Seven fumble recoveries is second in the SoCon and No. 31 in the FCS.
• 17 turnovers forced is second in the SoCon and tied for No. 21 in the FCS.
• UTC is fifth in the league and 89th in the FCS in 3rd down defense (51/124 - 40.7%) ... fifth in the league and 75th in the nation in 4th down defense (11/21 - 52.4%).
• Junior LB Marshall Cooper leads the team and is second in the SoCon with 8.8 tackles per game.
• After posting seven sacks against VMI, the Mocs now lead the SoCon and are 13th in the FCS with 3.0 sacks per game. 
 
Special Teams
• Victor Ulmo is on the 2018 Fred Mitchell Award Watch List ... 8-12 (66.7%) this season and 17-24 (70.8%) for his career.
• Eighth in the SoCon in net punting (32.8).
• Ninth in the league in punt returns (1.8).
• Ninth in the SoCon in kickoff returns (15.1).
 
SEVEN-WIN SEASONS
The Mocs have put up some impressive numbers over the last decade.  Since 2009, UTC has finished above .500 seven times, which is an amazing accomplishment considering there were only 30 winning seasons in the entire 110-year history of the program.  The Mocs have secured another winning season in 2018 and have a shot for their 24th seven-win campaign on Saturday.   
7-win seasons - 23 overall - 4 since 2009.
8-win seasons - 9 overall - 4 since 2009.
9-win seasons - 7 overall - 3 since 2009.
 
MOCS DEFENSE STRONG IN LAST THREE AGAINST TOP OFFENSES
The Mocs have gone up against three of the top offenses in the Southern Conference in the last three games.  Wofford came into the game against UTC ranked second in the league and No. 16 in the FCS in scoring at 36.5 points per game.  UTC held the Terriers to just 21 points, a season-low against an FCS opponent at the time.
 
Western Carolina entered into the Oct. 13 game leading the SoCon and No. 19 in the FCS in scoring at 35.8 points per game.  UTC kept the Catamounts out of the end zone for the first time in four years in a 26-6 win.  Chattanooga held WCU to a season-low 238 yards of total offense (82 rush / 121 pass).
 
VMI brought a vaunted passing attack to the Homecoming game last week.  The Keydets were No. 3 in the nation, averaging 343 passing yards per game before face the Mocs.  UTC held them to just 313 yards in the air and -16 on the ground in the 34-27 win. 
 
MACK DOMINANT ON DEFENSE LAST TWO GAMES
Senior defensive lineman Isaiah Mack has 5.5 sacks and 6.5 TFLs in his last two games.  He was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week by SouthernPigskin.com after leading the Mocs with nine tackles in a 34-27 win over VMI on Saturday. 
 
He posted three of the UTC's seven sacks on the day and finished with a career-best 4.0 tackles-for-loss.  The three sacks were also a career mark and just a ½ shy of the school record.
 
It was the most sacks in a game by a Moc since current New England Patriot Keionta Davis had three against the Keydets on Oct. 22, 2016.  It was also the most TFLs in a game since Vantrel McMillan had 4.0 against Presbyterian on Sept. 10, 2016.
 
His 6.5 sacks on the year are currently second in the Southern Conference.  He has 19.0 career sacks, which is fourth-place all-time at UTC behind David Tull (37.0 - 2011-14), Keionta Davis (31.0 - 2013-16) and Joshua Williams (23.5 - 2009-12).  His 38.0 career TFLs are third all-time at UTC, trailing Tull (60.0) and Davis (43.0). 
 

	Career Sacks (recorded since 1988)	Years at UTC	Total
1.	Davis Tull	2011-14	37.0*
2.	Keionta Davis	2013-16	31.0
3.	Josh Williams	2009-12	23.5
4.	Isaiah Mack	2015-Present	19.0
	*SoCon Record

	Career TFLs (recorded since 1982)	Years at UTC	Total
1.	Davis Tull	2011-14	60.0
2.	Keionta Davis	2013-16	43.0
3.	Isaiah Mack	2015-Present	38.0

NUNNELLY BY THE NUMBERS
Sophomore receiver Bryce Nunnelly set the school record with four straight 100-yard receiving games this season ... currently second the SoCon and seventh in the nation with 119.1 yards per game. 
- Has 60 catches for 953 yards in eight games.
- Needs 83 receiving yards to move past Richmond Flowers (2000) into third place on the single-season receiving yards list ... 108 to pass Alonzo Nix (2003) for second ... school record is 1,284 set by Joel Bradford in 2010 ... full list is on page 9 of the .pdf of the game notes.   
- Receiving yards in first four games would have led the team in six of the last 10 years.
- Eight catches of 30 yards+ this season … Mocs only had five as a team all last year.
- Five 100-yard receiving games in a season is tied for second all-time at UTC ... Alonzo Nix has the school-record with six in 2003. 
- Third in the SoCon in all-purpose yards (119.1).
- 2nd/7th in receiving TDs (7).
- 3rd/8th in receptions/game (7.5).
- 429 yards in first two games are most in consecutive games in school history.
- Fourth in school history with two 75-yard TD catches in one season ... no one has three.
- 60 receptions is tied with Alonzo Nix (2004) and Stepfon Hawkins (1999) for ninth most in a season at UTC.
- STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week, SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week, and repeated as SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after posting 10 catches for 268 yards and two TDs at The Citadel ... also threw the game-winning 2pt conversion in overtime ... most receiving yards in a game since Joel Bradford's school-record 274 (15) in a 36-28 win at No. 25 Furman on Oct. 23, 2010 ... most catches in a game since Xavier Borishade had 10 vs. Mars Hill on Sept. 10, 2015 ... 3rd-most yards in a league game in SoCon history ... 76-yard TD in the first quarter ties for 17th-longest in school history.
- SoCon Offensive Player of the Week honors after posting seven catches for 161 yards and an 89-yard TD score against Tennessee Tech ... fifth longest pass play in school history and longest since the school-record 94-yarder by Stepfon Hawkins in 1997. 
- Has a 3.86 GPA as a Mechanical Engineering major.
 

	Single-Season Receiving Yards	Year	Total
1.	Joel Bradford	2010	1,284
2.	Alonzo Nix	2003	1,060
3.	Richmond Flowers	2000	1,035
4.	Rocky Turner	1971	984
5.	Cos DeMatteo	1999	977
6.	Cos DeMatteo	2000	971
7.	Bryce Nunnelly	2018	953

MOCS ARE HISTORICALLY STRONG IN THE REDZONE
UTC currently leads the SoCon and is No. 6 in the FCS in red zone defense (65.5% - 19/29).  The Mocs have made 10 stops when backed inside their own 20-yard line, including two last time out against Western Carolina.  Chattanooga only had six all of last year and just five in 2016.  The last time they had 10 or more in a season was in 2005 when they had 12 (38-50 – 76%).
 
COOPER LEADS THE MOCS DEFENSE
Junior LB Marshall Cooper was the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after posting eight tackles, a forced fumble and an interception in a 27-20 win over No. 17 Samford on Sept. 22.  His interception came as Samford was trailing by two scores but driving deep in Chattanooga territory in the fourth quarter.  The 41-yard return flipped the field for the Mocs. Cooper also added a pass breakup in the game.  Cooper is currently second in the SoCon and No. 41 in the FCS with 8.8 tackles per game.
 
Cooper has twice stopped a team on the goal line.  He forced a fumble on the one-yard line against Wofford.  He also recovered a fumble in the same situation at Western Carolina.   
 
TURNOVER TURNAROUND
Through eight games, the Mocs are +7 in turnover margin.  That leads the SoCon and is No. 13 in the FCS.  That is a dramatic difference than a year ago when UTC was -12 in that category, 8th in the SoCon and 113th in the FCS.  UTC is second in the SoCon (31st in the FCS) with seven fumbles recovered.  The Mocs lead in the league (21st in the FCS) with 10 interceptions.  UTC is one of 16 teams in the FCS to throw four picks or less on the year.  The Mocs have also lost only six fumbles, three at ETSU.  Chattanooga is second in the SoCon and No. 21 in the FCS in total takeaways with 17.
 
MACK & MAHAFFEY CONTROLLING THE MIDDLE
Defensive linemen don't typically put up big numbers when it comes to making tackles.  However, that is not the case with UTC's senior duo of Derek Mahaffey and Isaiah Mack.  Mack and Mahaffey are currently second and third on the team with 60 and 52 tackles, respectively.  They each have posted 10+ tackles twice in a game, led by Mack's 16 at The Citadel.  Mahaffey set his career mark with 11 of his own against the Bulldogs.
 
TIANO ALSO PUTTING UP IMPRESSIVE NUMBERs
Junior QB Nick Tiano is 170-272 passing for 2,113 yards and 14 touchdowns against only four interceptions.  He needs five yards to pass Jacob Huesman's 2015 total of 2,117 for 10th most in a season at UTC.  He could move up to seventh place with another 200-yard passing game.  The full list is on page 9 of the .pdf of the game notes.   
 
Tiano has also run 56 times for 199 yards and one score, giving him 2,312 yards of total offense this season.  He needs 31 yards of total offense to pass Kenyon Earl (2,342 - 1993) for 10th most in a season at UTC and could move up to eighth with another 100-yard game. 
 
Tiano is 15th in the FCS and fourth in the SoCon in total offense (289.0) through eight games.  He is third in the league and No. 14 in the FCS in passing yards (264.1).  Other SoCon/FCS rankings include 4th/27th with 14 passing TDs, 3rd/16th in completions per game (21.3) and 3rd/28th in completion percentage (62.5%). 
 
Tiano was the first Moc to throw back-to-back 300-yard games since B.J. Coleman against Furman (432) and Elon (386) in 2010.  He also had the most passing yards in the first two games of the season since Chris Sanders threw for 358 at Samford and 367 at Louisville in 1999.  His 347 yards against The Citadel were the most in a game since Jacob Huesman had 359 against Mercer in a 38-31 win on Oct. 25, 2014.  His 318 passing against TTU were the most in a season opener since B.J. Coleman had 340 vs. No. 3 Appalachian State on Sept. 4, 2010. 
 

	Single-Season Passing Yards	Year	Total
1.	Chris Sanders	2000	3,691
2.	Chris Sanders	1999	3,539
3.	B.J. Coleman	2010	2,996
4.	Jacob Huesman	2014	2,731
5.	Cedric Stevens	2004	2,708
6.	Alejandro Bennifield	2016	2,622
7.	B.J. Coleman	2009	2,348
8.	Kenyon Earl	1993	2,233
9.	Mickey Brokas	1971	2,195
10.	Jacob Huesman	2015	2,117
11.	Nick Tiano	2018	2,113

 
TYRELL PRICE GIVES THE MOCS A VERSATILE RUNNING ATTACK
Junior RB Tyrell Price had season highs with 135 rushing yards on 29 carries at Western Carolina.  It was the most carries in a game since Jacob Huesman had 31 against No. 21 Indiana State in the FCS Playoffs on Dec. 6, 2014.
 
Price is currently seventh in the SoCon with 70.9 rushing yards per game.  He is third in the SoCon and 20th in the FCS with nine rushing TDs.  He is seventh in the league in scoring (8.8) and third in total TDs (10 - 20th in FCS).  He also leads the SoCon with 154 rushing attempts. 
 
NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT THE FURMAN SERIES
• This is the 48th meeting between these two teams.
• Furman leads the all-time series 28-19.
• The Mocs snapped a 15-game losing streak with a 36-28 win at Furman on Oct. 23, 2010.
• UTC has won six of the last eight games, including five of the last six.
• UTC has a better road record (11-12) than home mark (8-16) against Furman.
• Mocs lost last year's meeting 41-17 at home.
• UTC has won four in a row at Furman ... Mocs were 0-7 in Greenville between 1996 and 2008. 
 
SCOUTING FURMAN
• Head coach Clay Hendrix is in his second season at Furman ... 11-9 overall record.
• Furman is 3-4 overall and 3-2 in SoCon action ... winners in three of its last four games ... only loss was 38-25 against Samford on Oct. 20 ... posted a 34-14 win over Furman on Oct. 13 ... lost at ETSU on Sept. 22 29-27 ... had its Sept. 15 game against Colgate cancelled due to weather.      
• Paladins were picked third in the league in the preseason by the SoCon coaches ... second by the media.
• Freshman JeMar Lincoln made his first collegiate start in a 28-17 win at The Citadel following an injury to redshirt senior QB Harris Roberts against Samford a week ago.  Lincoln completed 9-of-12 pass attempts for 140 yards and rushed for three touchdowns on 17 carries.
• Furman rallied from a 17-14 deficit in the final 10 minutes to down rival The Citadel.
• Leading 21-17, the Paladins freshman Adrian Hope sacked The Citadel's Jordan Black and forced a fumble that Donavan Perryman scooped up and returned 20 yards for a touchdown to seal the win.
• The sack was the eighth of the season for Hope, the SoCon leader ... third in the FCS.
• Perryman is the current SoCon Defensive Player of the Week ... paced a strong Paladin defensive effort with a team high 12 tackles, a sack, and a late fourth quarter fumble recovery that he returned 20 yards for a touchdown ... Furman defense limited The Citadel to just 157 rushing yards after the Bulldogs entered the contest ranked seventh in the FCS averaging 282.3 yards per game.  The 17 points marked The Citadel's lowest output this season.
• Placekicker/punter Grayson Atkins is the SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week for the second week in a row ... averaged 50.9 yards on seven punts against the Bulldogs, highlighted by a career long 81-yard third quarter punt -- the third longest punt in Furman history ... also converted all four PAT opportunities and recorded one touchback on five kickoffs ... averages 43.1 yards per punt ... third in the SoCon and No. 16 in the FCS. 
• Leads the SoCon and is No. 7 in the FCS with 4.1 penalties per game.
• Second in the SoCon and No. 6 in the FCS with 34.3 penalty yards per game.
• Has only thrown four INTs as a team this season ... tied with UTC for the SoCon lead and No. 16 in the FCS.
• 14.2 yards per completion is second in the SoCon and No. 22 in the FCS.
• 150.8 team pass efficiency is third in the SoCon and No. 18 in the FCS.
• Dejuan Bell leads the SoCon and is No. 21 in the FCS in kickoff returns (26.3).
 
LAST TIME VS. FURMAN - FURMAN 41 - UTC 17 - 10/7/17 - CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
• The Mocs dropped a 41-17 Homecoming game to Furman … UTC fell 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 … Paladins had 441 yards of total offense.
• 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.
• 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 ... most completions, yards and attempts by a freshman in school history ... 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• James Stovall – Sr.-WR - Three catches for 36 yards ... 20-yards TD catch is the fourth quarter is his second of the season … 8th 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).
 
POSTGAME NOTES VS. VMI
• The Chattanooga Mocs secured a winning season with a 34-27 victory against VMI on Homecoming today … UTC improved to 6-2 overall and 4-2 in Southern Conference action … VMI dropped to 0-8 on the year and 0-7 in SoCon play.
• This is the 22nd winning season for UTC since moving to Division I in 1977 …  12 of those came from 1977-91 … eighth since 2009.
• UTC is 58-28-3 all-time on Homecoming … 8-2 on Homecoming since 2009 ... only Homecoming losses were 34-17 against No. 17 Appalachian State on Sept. 22, 2012 and 41-17 against Furman last year … 13-8 on Homecoming in Finley Stadium … hosted VMI on Homecoming three other times and all three were wins for UTC ... the last time was a 55-7 victory on Oct. 4, 2014.  The other two were in 1998 and 2000.
• Head coach Tom Arth improves to 6-1 after a bye week in his career.  His only loss was to LSU last season … Mocs also beat ETSU last year coming off their second bye in 2017 … Arth was 4-0 after byes at John Carroll.
• UTC is 17-7-1 against VMI ... 8-3-1 at home ... 5-1 at Finley Stadium ... only loss was in 2002.
• Mocs held VMI to -16 yards rushing … fewest yards allowed since giving up -20 against Marshall in a 23-7 win on Nov. 2, 1985.
• VMI finished with 313 passing yards … came into the game No. 3 in the nation, averaging 343.1 passing yards per contest.
• The Mocs had their streak of scoring on 15 straight trips to the red zone snapped in the first quarter … the last time UTC was stopped inside the 20 was at The Citadel.
• UTC allowed a pick-6 for the second time this season … the other was against Tennessee Tech in the season opener.
• Chattanooga picked off its league-leading 10 pass in the first quarter.
• UTC did not punt in the first half. 
• Seven sacks today is the most since the same total on Dec. 3, 2016 in the FCS Playoffs loss at Sam Houston State … It's the highest total in a regular season contest since seven against Western Carolina on Oct. 13, 2007 in Finley Stadium.
• Brandon Dowdell – So.-DB - 50-yard INT return in the first quarter ... third INT of the season.
• Khayyan Edwards – Jr.-DL - Forced two fumbles ... two QBHs ... 1.5 TFLs and ½ sack ... two tackles.
• Jordan Jones – So.-DB - Four tackles, including 2.0 sacks off the bench ... career-highs for sacks and TFLs ... also forced a fumble and broke up two passes.
• Isaiah Mack – Sr.-DL - Team-high nine tackles, including 3.0 sacks and 4.0 TFLs ... career-highs for TFLs and sacks ... 5.5 sacks in the last two games ... 19.0 career sacks is fourth-place all-time at UTC behind David Tull (37.0), Keionta Davis (31.0) and Joshua Williams (23.5) ... half-sack shy of the single-game school record by Tull at Furman (10/12/13) and Tyler Unzicker at ETSU (11/10/01) ... most sacks in a game since Keionta Davis had three vs. VMI on Oct. 22, 2016 ... most TFLs in a game since Vantrel McMillan had 4.0 against Presbyterian on Sept. 10, 2016.
• Devonnsha Maxwell – Fr.-DL - Career-high 1.5 sacks ... also had four tackles.
• Bryce Nunnelly – So.-WR - Seven catches for 130 yards and a TD ... 64-yard TD reception in the first quarter ... fifth catch of 50+ yards this season ... third longest catch of the year ... seventh TD of the season ... 953 receiving yards is seventh most in a season at UTC ... fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season … tied for second-most all-time at UTC with Richmond Flowers (2000), Cos DeMatteo (1999) and Joe Burke (1978).
• Tyrell Price – Jr.-RB - 19 carries for 44 yards and two TDs ... nine rushing TDs this season ... 10 TDs overall ... four catches for 36 yards.
• Nick Tiano – Jr.-QB - 21-35 for 285 yards, 2TDs and INT ... 14 passing TDs against four INTs this season ... ran 12 times for 40 yards.
• Alex Trotter – Sr.-RB - Four carries for 21 yards and a TD ... 19-yard TD run in the fourth quarter was the first score of his career.
• Gage Upshaw – Fr.-TE - First career catch in the third quarter. 
• Wil Young – Sr.-WR - Four catches for 54 yards and a TD ... fourth TD catch of the season.