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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs meet one of their oldest rivals this weekend making the short trip to Birmingham, Ala. How old? Nov. 4, 1906. The two schools squared off 23 times over 39 years. There was a lull before another 10-game stretch from 1962-2003. Then the Bulldogs joined the SoCon in 2008 with 12 more games in the books.

The stints...1906-45: 14-6-3 | 1962-2003: 8-2 | 2008-present: 10-2 | Series: 32-10-3
 
So, it's an ancient rival turned into a new one. While the Mocs have won 10 of 12 since the Southern Conference merger, the scores have been typically close. Just eight points per game separate the two over that span.
 
Both teams are coming off close wins. The Mocs toppled ETSU 21-16, while the Bulldogs went to Wofford winning 27-24. It's really two opposite sides of the coin. Samford leads the SoCon in most offensive categories. Chattanooga leads in many defensive ones.
 
The firepower of Liam Welch (347.2 pass yards per game) and SoCon-leading WR Montrell Washington, against the Mocs top 10 pass rush nationally led by Devonnsha Maxwell and 10-pick secondary.
 
The matchup with Bulldogs is vital with seven teams deep in the title hunt. Five teams – UTC (2-1), ETSU (3-1), VMI (3-1), Mercer (3-1) & Furman (2-1) – have just one loss, while Samford (2-2) and The Citadel (1-2) are hot on their heels.
 
Chattanooga at Samford
Game 7 | Oct. 23 | Birmingham, Ala. | Seibert Stadium (6,700)
 

Team	Record	SoCon	Stats Perform Top 25	AFCA Coaches Top 25
Chattanooga	3-3	2-1	RV	RV
Samford	3-3	2-2	---	---

 
 
MEDIA
TV - ESPN+: Curt Bloom (PxP), Damian Mitchell (Analyst) & Blake Gardner (Sideline)
Radio - WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM: Jim Reynolds (PxP), Todd Agne (Analysis) & Will Poindexter (Sideline)
 
Listen Live - Radio broadcast is available for free online at GoMocs.com & on the Varsity Network App.
 
SERIES VS. SAMFORD
Game: 46th | Record: 32-10-3 | Home: 23-5-2 | Away: 10-5 | Neut.: 0-0-1 | Last 5: 5-0
Last Meeting: 35-27 win on Nov. 9, 2019 at Seibert Stadium

• Led 28-7 at halftime before Samford closed to within eight twice.
• Ran for 275 behind Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks '19 (139) and Nick Tiano '19 (100). Ibitokun-Hanks (2 rush/1 rec) and Tiano (1 rush/2 pass) each contributed three TDs.
• Chris James led the Mocs with five catches for 71 yards & a TD.
• Ty Boeck & Brandon Dowdell led the defense with 10 tackles.

More on the series & notes from last meeting on page 11 of the Chattanooga game notes.
 
COACHES
UTC: Rusty Wright (Chattanooga '96) | UTC: 12-11 (3rd) | Career: Same | vs. SU: 1-0
SU: Chris Hatcher (Valdosta St '94) | SU: 39-32 (7) | Car.: 160-89 (22) | vs. UTC: 0-5
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• Won the last six meetings with Samford - three in Chattanooga & three in Birmingham.
• Last Saturday was the 3rd straight game for Ailym Ford with a TD run of 49 or longer...54 vs Western Carolina, 65 at VMI and 49 today. UTC as a team has seven of 30 or more yards over that span with three by Price (59, 57, 33) and one for Gino Appleberry (35).
• 82 yards passing Saturday against ETSU was the fewest in a win since Nov. 5, 2011. Three different Mocs took snaps with 74 yards in a 24-9 victory at Samford. The QB duo of Graham Nichols and Terrell Robinson shared snaps with WR/Holder extraordinaire Sloan Allison '11 who expertly ran the wildcat offensive set.

 
TICKETS
Go here to access Samford tickets or click the link on GoMocs.com's football schedule page. Home tickets are available by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627) or online here at GoMocs.com. Fans also can go through the GoMocs app available on Android and Apple IOS devices in their respective app stores.

NEXT 3 WEEKS
Oct. 30: Furman (Homecoming), 1:30 p.m. | Current Record: 4-2/2-1 | This Week: ETSU
Nov. 6: at Wofford, 1:30 p.m. | Current Record: 1-5/0-4 | This Week: at Mercer
Nov. 13: at Mercer, 3 p.m. | Current Record: 4-2/3-1 | This Week: Wofford
 
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