The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team is on the road this weekend at Wofford in a key Southern Conference matchup. The Mocs take on the Terriers on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 1:30 p.m. (E.D.T.) at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C.
 
Chattanooga is currently leading the SoCon race with a 3-0 record in the association.  The Mocs are 4-3 overall and riding a three-game winning streak.  Chattanooga is back to receiving votes in both the STATS FCS Top 25 and the AFCA FCS Coaches Polls. 
 
The Terriers are tied with Furman for second in the SoCon with a 3-1 league tally.  Wofford opened the season with losses to South Carolina State (13-28) and Samford (14-21), but is now on a run of four wins in a row and 4-2 overall.  The Terriers are also receiving votes in both FCS polls. 
 
UTC's defense has been stout in its last two outings, only allowing 257 yards to Mercer and 272 to ETSU.  That will be put to the test this weekend, as Wofford owns the nation's top rushing attack at 369.0 yards per game.  The Terriers are also No. 17 in the nation in scoring (36.8 ppg) and No. 9 in the country in total offense (469.5).
 
Gibbs Stadium has been a tough place for the Mocs over the years.  UTC is just 3-8 overall at Wofford, with only one win in its last nine trips.  The lone victory was a 20-17 triumph on a last-second Henrique Ribeiro field goal on Oct. 24, 2015.  
 
MORE ON THE SOCON RACE
After Furman and Wofford, there is a logjam of four teams with two league losses.  VMI (4-4, 3-2 SoCon) sits in fourth place, while The Citadel (4-4, 2-2 SoCon), Mercer (3-4, 2-2 SoCon) and Samford (3-4, 2-2 SoCon) are all tied for fifth.  ETSU (2-5, 0-4 SoCon) and Western Carolina (1-6, 0-4 SoCon) are still looking for their first league win each. 
 
MOCS SPORTS NETWORK
The Mocs Sports Network broadcasts the game on the radio on WFLI 1070 AM / 97.7 FM in Chattanooga.  Jim Reynolds has the play-by-play for his 40th 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.
 
ESPN+
Host institutions produce SoCon games for the ESPN family of networks.  This week's contest is carried by ESPN+, with Pete Yanity (pxp) and Jared Singleton (analyst) on the call.  
 
NEXSTAR
The Wofford game is part of the SoCon's broadcast package with regional Nexstar affiliates.  Although there is not a Nexstar station in Chattanooga, fans in the following markets can catch the broadcast on the stations listed, including WYCW (Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville), WCBD (Charleston), WWCW (Lynchburg) and WJHL (Johnson City).
 
IT'S ALL IN THE NAME
On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as the "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga." After that, we prefer to be called "Chattanooga" or "UTC."  Our nickname is "Mocs," not Moccasins.  Chattanooga is pronounced chat-uh-NEW-guh, commonly mistaken as CHATT-nooga.
 
SEASON NO. 112
As a part of the year-long celebration of 150 years of college football, the Mocs are competing in their 112th season.  The University of Chattanooga was founded in 1886 and football officially began play in 1904.  No teams were fielded in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I.  There was also a two-year hiatus from football action during World War II in 1943 and 1944.  The Mocs have an all-time record of 543-535-35 (.504) and have won 13 conference titles.
 
QUICK NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOCS
General
• Former Moc and former UTC assistant coach Rusty Wright was hired on Dec. 19 as head coach.
• Mocs are 64-59 all-time at Finley Stadium ... 43-45 in SoCon home games.
• UTC drew 8,254 fans for the home opener, 15th-best home crowd that weekend in the FCS ... Mocs are averaging 7,952 fans over four games this season .... fifth in the SoCon and No. 48 in the FCS.
• UTC is coming off its seventh winning season since 2009 ... 54th in the 111 years of football.
• Picked to finish fourth in the Southern Conference by the league's coaches and fifth by the media.
• 2019 strength of schedule is ranked No. 2 in the FCS, according to HeroSports.
• 15 first-time starters in the first six games, including Ty Boeck (So.-LB), Kameron Brown (Fr.-DB), Zay Brown (So.-LB), McClendon Curtis (So.-OL), Ailym Ford (Fr.-RB), Chris James (Sr.-TE), Kam Jones (So.-LB), Telvin Jones (Sr.-DL), Kanore McKinnon (Jr.-WR), Kyle Miskelley (Jr.-OL), Kayne Roberts (So.-LB), Colin Truett (Fr.-OL), Lameric Tucker (Fr.-WR), Cameron Turner (Sr.-DB), Juwan Tyus (So.-WR), C.J. Winston (So.-LB).
 
Offense
• 24 letter winners and nine starters back ... all five starters return to the offensive line to start the year.
• Mocs have only allowed four sacks in seven games ... second in the SoCon to triple-option Wofford ... fifth in the FCS.  
• 365.3 yards of total offense is No. 6 in the SoCon and No. 77 in the FCS. 
• 4th/26th in rushing offense (193.4).
• Fifth in the SoCon and No. 100 in the FCS in passing offense (171.9).
• Seventh in the SoCon and No. 79 in the FCS in scoring offense (24.0).
• 43/104 (41.3%) on third down ... 3rd in the SoCon and 36th in the FCS.
• Junior receiver Bryce Nunnelly is a preseason All-American, All-SoCon and on the Walter Payton Award Watch list.  He was second in the conference and No. 6 in the FCS with 112.5 receiving yards per game in 2018.  He was also third in the league and No. 8 in the FCS with 7.2 receptions per game.  He has battled injuries that have limited him the last two games, but is still sixth in the SoCon with 4.3 receptions per game and eighth in the league with 55.3 receiving yards per game in 2019. 
• True freshman Ailym Ford leads the Mocs and all freshmen in the FCS with 108.3 yards per game ... he is third in the SoCon and No. 9 in the FCS in rushing.
• Junior OL Cole Strange is a preseason second team All-SoCon selection ... started 24 consecutive games at left guard.
 
Defense
• 17 letter winners and six starters back.
• Fifth in the SoCon and No. 61 in the FCS in scoring defense (28.4).
• No. 3 in the SoCon and No. 88 in the FCS in rushing defense (190.6).
• No. 4 in the SoCon and No. 42 in the FCS in passing yards allowed (209.0).
• No. 5 in the SoCon and No. 67 in the FCS in total defense (399.6).
• Second in the SoCon and No. 39 in the FCS with 12 total takeaways (6 FRs & 6 INTs). 
• Senior linebacker Marshall Cooper and junior defensive backs Brandon Dowdell and Jerrell Lawson made the preseason All-SoCon first team defense.
• Cooper was the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after posting 10 tackles and two PBUs in the win over Eastern Illinois ... 11th in the SoCon with 49 total tackles in seven games.
• Sophomore LB Ty Boeck was the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after posting 12 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, two forced fumbles and one recovery at Mercer ... he leads the team and is No. 4 in the SoCon with 59 tackles in seven games.
• UTC's six interceptions are third in the SoCon.
• The Mocs are last in the league with eight sacks on the year.
 
Special Teams
• Victor Ulmo is on the 2019 Fred Mitchell Award Watch List ... 8-13 (.615) in 2019 ... 13-19 (68.4%) in 2018 and 30-44 (68.2%) for his career ... 1-2 vs. EIU with a make from 37 and a miss from 36 ... made from 36 and 33 at Jacksonville State ... made from 34 and 38 yards against Western Carolina ... made from 31 and 36 and missed from 38 at Mercer ... had the game-winner from 30 yards against ETSU ... had missed three FGs and an extra point before his game-winning kick.   
• Senior Colin Brewer leads the SoCon with a 43.8 punting average. 
• Fourth in the SoCon and No. 37 in the FCS in net punting (36.7).
• 25.0 average on KOR is second in the SoCon and 13th in the FCS ... only had five attempts.
• Junior Brandon Dowdell had punt returns of 18 and 38 yards at JSU.
• 10.4 average on PR is third in the SoCon and No. 40 in the FCS ... only had seven attempts. 
 
NOTES TO KNOW ABOUT THE WOFFORD SERIES
• This is the 26th meeting between these two teams, dating back to 1961. 
• Wofford leads the series 14-11, and has won three in a row ... Mocs won three straight prior to that. 
• The Mocs are 4-6 against Wofford since 2009.
• Five of the last eight meetings have been decided by one score or less.
• Chattanooga's last three trips to Wofford have come down to the last play ... in 2012, the No. 13 Terriers beat the Mocs 16-13 in overtime ... in 2015, the No. 5 Mocs beat Wofford 20-17 on a last-second field goal by Henrique Ribeiro ... in 2017, the No. 8 Terriers beat UTC 24-21 in overtime. 
 
UTC-WOFFORD CONNECTIONS
• Wofford junior DB Ulysses Strawter (10) is from Chattanooga's Baylor School.
• Wofford freshman WR Calvin Jackson III (15) is from Red Bank High School. 
• Wofford senior LB Jireh Wilson (41) is from Calhoun (Ga.) High School.
 
SCOUTING WOFFORD
• The Terriers are 4-2 overall and 3-1 in SoCon action.  They have league wins over VMI (51-36), ETSU (35-17) and Western Carolina (59-7).  The lone loss was to Samford (14-21).  They also lost their season-opener at South Carolina State (13-28) and have a non-conference win over Gardner-Webb (49-10).
• After losing the first two games of the year, Wofford has now won four in a row ... averaging 48.5 ppg in that stretch.  
• Wofford is trying to return to the FCS Playoffs after reaching the second round last season with a 9-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark as Southern Conference Champions.
• Wofford has 264 points and is two spots outside of the top 25 in the STATS FCS poll and 43 points and three spots away from being ranked the FCS Coaches poll.
• The coaches and media selected Wofford as the 2019 preseason favorite to win the SoCon
• The Terriers are first in the nation with 369.0 rushing yards per game, over 50 yards per game more than in 2018.
• Wofford is 12th in the nation in total defense and 9th in the nation in total offense.
• Players received a total of nine preseason All-Southern Conference honors, with three on the first team
• OL Justus Basinger was named to several preseason All-America teams
• All five offensive linemen return in 2019 after ranking fifth in the nation in fewest sacks allowed last year.
• The Terriers black shirts are 16th in the nation in scoring defense and 11th in rushing defense in 2019.
• The Wofford defense has allowed just five 100+ yard rushers in the last 71 games.
• At quarterback, Joe Newman and Miller Mosley both see action ... Newman started all six games and is 28-of-53 passing with five touchdowns and he has 694 rushing yards, along with eight rushing touchdowns ... Mosley is 4-of-9 passing and has 94 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
• Blake Morgan has 341 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
• Jacquez Allen has 337 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Nathan Walker has 230 rushing yards and two touchdowns ...
• D'mauriae VanCleave has 13 catches for 190 yards, while T.J. Luther has added five catches for 197 yards and two touchdowns.
• Dimitri Redwood leads the team with 30 tackles, followed by Jireh Wilson with 25 ... Wilson has 4.5 sacks to lead the team ... Michael Mason has a team-high 7.0 tackles for loss.
• Luke Carter is 6-of-8 on field goals, made all 29 PATs and has a 40.4 average on punts.
 
VS. THE TRIPLE-OPTION
UTC has a 12-14 record against triple-option teams since 2009.  The Mocs are 7-3 against The Citadel, 4-6 against Wofford, 1-3 against Georgia Southern and 0-2 against Furman's new offense.
 
MOCS & TERRIERS IN SOCON ONLY GAMES
• Wofford (39.8) leads the league and UTC (36.7) is second in scoring in SoCon only games.
• Wofford (20.2) is second and the Mocs (22.0) are third in scoring defense in SoCon only games.
• Wofford (484.0) leads the league and UTC (477.3) is second in total offense in SoCon only games.
• Wofford (324.5) leads the league and UTC (342.0) is third in total defense in SoCon only games.
• Wofford (387.0) leads the league and UTC (289.7) is third in rushing offense in SoCon only games.
• Wofford (120.5) leads the league and UTC (192.0) is third in rushing defense in SoCon only games.
• Wofford is yet to give up a sack to a SoCon opponent ... Mocs have allowed just three. 
 
FORD NAMED STATS FCS FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Freshman RB Ailym Ford is the STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week for games ending on Oct. 20.  Three previous times this season, Ford was among the honorable mentions for the weekly honor, but he claimed the top spot with a massive night in conference play. It also means he's been a contender for the award in four of the eight weeks it's been given.
 
Ford led the Mocs to a 16-13 Southern Conference win over ETSU on Thursday, Oct. 17.  He posted 200 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries in the victory.  He had back-to-back rushes of 23 and 11 yards in the game-winning drive for the Mocs.
 
The last time a Moc brought home national weekly honors was Bryce Nunnelly after putting up 268 receiving yards in the exciting overtime win at The Citadel last season. He also completed the walk-off win completing the 2-point conversion pass to Jordan Giberti.
 
30 CARRIES THREE STRAIGHT GAMES?
Freshman RB Ailym Ford has carried the ball 30 or more times in each of the last three games.  The only other Moc to handle that much of the rushing load in three straight games was Tyrone Coleman in 1998 and no one from UTC has done it four games in a row.  He had 31 carries for 200 yards and two scores against ETSU, 32 carries for 116 yards and a score at Mercer and 195 yards and two scores on 30 attempts against Western Carolina.  Coleman's run included 31 carries for 210 yards at The Citadel on 11/7/98, a school-record 37 carries for 142 yards against ETSU on 11/14/98 and 31 carries for 150 yards and three TDs at Furman on 11/21/98.
 
FORD LEADS FCS FRESHMEN IN RUSHING YARDS PER GAME
True freshman Ailym Ford is averaging 108.1 yards per game this season, tops among all freshmen at the FCS level.  He is third in the SoCon and No. 9 overall in the FCS in rushing.  He has been named in the Honorable Mention listings for National Freshman of the Week by STATS three times, and finally took the full honor last week.
 
FORD MOVES UP UTC FRESHMAN RUSHING RECORD LIST
Ford is fifth in freshman rushing yards at UTC with 757 this season.  He needs 148 to pass Jacob Huesman (2012) for fourth.  He is tied for the school freshman record with seven rushing TDs with Huesman and James Roberts (1989).  His 153 rushing attempts is fourth in freshman history at UTC.  He needs 20 more to pass Mike Smith (1977). He has four 100-yard rusing games, tying with Jacob Huesman (2012) for fourth among freshman at Chattanooga and two shy of the freshman record held by Mike Smith (1977).
 
FOUR SACKS ALLOWED IN SEVEN GAMES
Not only is UTC running the ball effectively, but the Mocs offensive line is also doing an outstanding job of protecting QB Nick Tiano.  Despite allowing two sacks in the last game against ETSU, the Mocs have only given up four all year, ranking second in the SoCon and fifth in the FCS in sacks allowed. 
 
This continues a streak of improvement up front.  UTC's offensive line gave up 17 sacks in 2018, which was third in the SoCon and 33rd in the FCS.  That was much better from 2017 when they were last in the SoCon and 109th in the FCS, allowing over three per game.
 
NUNNELLY ON THE WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST
Junior receiver Bryce Nunnelly is on the 2019 Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List. He is also on the preseason All-SoCon first team and a consensus preseason All-American.  He is currently sixth in the SoCon with 4.3 receptions per game and eighth with 55.3 receiving yards per game.  Injuries have limited his time on the field the last two games, but he still leads the team with 30 catches for 387 yards and three TDs, including 100-yard games against Eastern Illinois and Western Carolina.  He has 5+ catches in 14 of the last 18 games and has caught a pass in 20-straight games.  Over the last two years, he has 13 catches of 40+ yards. 
 
NUNNELLY MOVING INTO THE CAREER CHARTS AT UTC
• Eight career 100-yard receiving games is third all-time at UTC ... two shy of the school record set by Joe Burks (1977-80) ... Cos Dematteo (1999-02) is second with nine 100-yard games ... all in the last 17 games.
• 1,713 career yards with 10 TDs and 116 catches
• Needs 10 catches to break into the top 10 all-time at UTC
• Needs 78 yards to break into the top 10 all-time at UTC.
• Needs three receiving TDs to break into the top 10 all-time at UTC.
 
TIANO-NUNNELLY CONNECTION AMONG TOPS IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Senior QB Nick Tiano and junior WR Bryce Nunnelly have hooked up for 12 touchdowns over the last two years. It would be 13 if the trick play against South Carolina in 2018 was included where Nunnelly threw a two-yard TD pass to Tiano. Regardless of how it is scored, this is one of the top throw-and-catch tandems in school history.  Below is where they rank all-time at UTC in touchdowns between a QB and receiver.
1. 22 – Chris Sanders (QB) to Cos DeMatteo (WR) – 1999-00
2. 15 - Jacob Huesman (QB) to Faysal Shafaat (TE) - 2012-14
3. 13 - Steve Woods (QB) to Joe Burke (WR) - 1979-80
4. 12 – Nick Tiano (QB) to Bryce Nunnelly (WR) – 2018-19
 
TIANO CLIMBING UTC'S RECORD BOOKS
Senior QB Nick Tiano opened the season with 256 passing yards on 17-27 attempts against EIU.  He threw one touchdown and had two interceptions.  With 22 games at UTC under his belt, he is climbing the following lists in UTC's record book:
• 11-11 as a starter ... tied for ninth in all-time wins at UTC with Mickey Brokas (1970-73) ... needs three more wins to tie B.J. Coleman (2009-11) for eighth.
• 414-710 (.583) career passing.
• 4,722 career passing yards is eighth all-time at UTC ... needs 305 to pass Steve Woods (1978-81) for seventh.
• Seventh in career attempts ... needs 19 to pass Kenyon Earl (1991-94) for sixth.
• Sixth in career completions ... needs 26 to pass Mickey Brokas (1970-73) for fifth.
• Seventh in career completion percentage.
• 26 career TD passes is 10th all-time at UTC ... needs three to pass Tony Merendino (1975-78) and Brian Hampton for eighth.
• 10 200-yard passing games is seventh all-time at UTC ... needs three more to pass Kenyon Earl for sixth.
• 5,248 yards of total offense is seventh all-time at UTC ... needs 752 yards to pass Brian Hampton (1995-98) for sixth.
 
POSTGAME NOTES VS. ETSU (10/17/19) - WON 16-13
• UTC scored a 16-13 victory against ETSU on Thursday.
• UTC trailed 13-7 at the half … first time UTC scored a win when trailing at the half since a 10-3 victory against ETSU on Nov. 18, 2017 at Finley Stadium … just 2-15 in those games over the last three years.
• Last time the Mocs won a game when being tied after the third quarter was a 29-28 OT win at The Citadel on Sept. 8, 2018 … that game was even at 21 after three.
• First win for the Mocs without causing a turnover since the previously mentioned 10-3 win over ETSU on Nov. 18, 2017.
• 23-19-1 all-time against ETSU … 15-8 at home … 4-1 at Finley Stadium … 1-1 in the Rail Rivalry.
• Mocs are 63-60 all-time at Finley Stadium … 43-45 in SoCon home games.
• ETSU came into the game No. 4 in the nation in passing defense, allowing just 160.7 yards through the air … Mocs had 184 tonight. 
• UTC ran for 244 yards as a team, the third game in a row with over 200 yards rushing … first time with three-straight since 2016 … 5.7 yards per carry is second highest of the season (7.4 vs. Western Carolina). 
• Mocs win for the first time when losing the turnover battle since a 38-25 victory against Western Carolina on Oct. 28, 2016.
• Chattanooga allowed two sacks in the game … came into the contest only allowing two all season.
• Mocs were flagged eight times for 81 yards … most since 11 for 119 in the season opener against Eastern Illinois.
• UTC had five possessions that were 10+ plays … second game in a row with at least four.
• Colin Brewer – Sr.-P - Season-long 56-yard punt in the second quarter … longest since a 58-yarder against Wofford as a freshman in 2016 ... season-high 48.5 yards on two punts.
• Ben Brewton - Fr.-DL - Career-high four tackles.
• Marshall Cooper - Sr.-LB - Team-high and tied for game-high with nine tackles.
• Khayyan Edwards - Sr.-DL - Tied a career-high with two hurries ... had three tackles, including 1.0 TFL.
• Ailym Ford – Fr.-RB - 31 carries for 200 yards and two TDs ... two yards shy of the school freshman record set by James Roberts (202) against ETSU on Oct. 14, 1989 ... seven rushing TDs is tied with Jacob Huesman (2012) and James Roberts (1989) for the UTC freshman record ... third-straight game with 30+ carries … only other Moc to do that was Tyrone Coleman in 1998 ... fFourth 100-yard rushing game of the season … tied with Jacob Huesman (2012) for fourth on the Mocs' freshman list … school record with six by Mike Smith in 1977.
• Rashun Freeman - Jr.-LB - Career-high two PBUs ... added three tackles.
• Reginald Henderson – Jr.-WR - Four catches for 85 yards ... career-high for yards … tied for catches.
• Devonnsha Maxwell - So.-DL - Tied a career-high with 1.5 sacks ... had three tackles overall. 
• Bryce Nunnelly – Jr.-WR - Four catches for 32 yards ... 20-straight games with a catch.
• CaMiron Smith - So.-DB - Career-high two PBUs ... added three tackles.
• Jonathan Stovall – Sr.-RB - Career-high 17 rushing yards on five carries ... also caught his first career pass for three yards late in the game.
• Nick Tiano – Sr.-QB - 18-29 passing for 184 yards ... tied a season-high for completions ... 11-11 as a starter at UTC … tied with Mickey Brokas for ninth all-time at UTC ... 414-710 passing for 4,722 yards and 26 TDs in his career ... passed Antonio Miller (2004-07) for seventh in all-time completions.
• Victor Ulmo - Jr.-K - Kicked the game-winner with 14 seconds left on the clock ... second game-winner of his career ... made a 39-yarder with 19 seconds left in a 23-21 win at No. 8 Samford on Oct. 28, 2017 ... had missed from 41, 42 and 36 yards in the game ... also missed an earlier PAT.
• Jacob Webster – Jr.-TE - First start of the season ... first catch of the year for six yards. s.
 
LAST TIME VS. WOFFORD - LOST 21-10 AT HOME - OCT. 6, 2018
• The Chattanooga Mocs dropped a 21-10 Southern Conference contest to No. 6 Wofford at Finley Stadium … it was the second loss in a row for UTC who fell to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in SoCon action.
• Wofford outgained UTC 511-186 … 442-21 rushing.
• 75 of UTC's 165 yards came on the opening drive.
• Mocs first TD was the first score allowed in the opening quarter by Wofford this season.
• Wofford's Andre Stoddard had a 35-yard run at the end of the first quarter … longest allowed by UTC in 2018 … Joe Newman topped that with a 66-yard TD run in the fourth quarter … Newman's TD run is the longest allowed by UTC since Roc Thomas of Jacksonville State had a 76-yarder on Aug. 26, 2017 … Newman is the first with multiple TDs against UTC this season.     
• UTC only had two possessions in the third quarter … one first down and 28 total yards.
• Wofford was headed to the endzone early in the fourth quarter on a reverse when T.J. Luther fumbled the ball at the UTC eight … forced by Marshall Cooper … D.J. Jackson scooped it up and returned it to the UTC 20.
• Wofford's Joe Newman (16-155) and Andre Stoddard (19-111) both ran for 100 yards today … first time the Mocs have allowed two 100-yard rushers in a game since at No. 1 Jacksonville State on Dec. 5, 2015.
• Wofford ran 65 times for 442 yards … 6.8 yards per carry … most rushes since The Citadel had 65 last season … most rushing yards allowed by UTC since giving up 449 at No. 1 Jacksonville State on Dec. 5, 2015.
• Wofford posted 511 yards of total offense … most allowed by UTC since 640 at Jacksonville State on Dec. 5, 2015.
• UTC put up 186 yards of total offense in the game … lowest output since 172 vs. Western Carolina last season.
• Mocs did not have a play of 20+ yards for the first time this season.
• Michael Bean – Jr.-LB - Game-high and career-high 17 tackles ... most stops by a Moc since Nakevion Leslie had 19 at The Citadel on Oct. 15, 2016 ... ½-TFL ... 11 solo stops.
• Colin Brewer – Jr.-P - Five punts for 43.0 average ... season-long 54-yard punt in the third quarter.
• Marshall Cooper – Jr.-LB - Nine tackles ... forced a fumble … second this season.
• Brandon Dowdell – So.-DB - Career-high 12 tackles ... first game with 10+.
• D.J. Jackson – So.-DB - Tied a career-high with six tackles ... 12-yard fumble return.
• Isaiah Mack – Sr.-DL - 10 tackles … eight solo ... fourth career game with 10+ tackles … second this season.
• Bryce Nunnelly – So.-WR - Eight catches for 47 yards ... sixth TD reception of the year.
• Joseph Parker – Sr.-WR - Four catches for 43 yards.
• Nick Tiano – Jr.-QB - 21-33 for 165 yards, TD and INT ... 10th passing TD of the year ... second time this season started 10-10 ... just his third INT of the year.
• Victor Ulmo – So.-K - Season-long 42-yard FG in the first quarter ... 7-10 on the year ... 16-22 (72.7%) for his career … fifth all-time at UTC ... 2-6 from 40+ in his career … long is 44 at Mercer (10/14/17).
• Wil Young – Sr.-WR - Six catches for 55 yards.