TUESDAY PRESSER | GAME NOTES | STATS | SCHEDULE | TICKETS
 
CHATTANOOGA---The 19th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs put together their best offensive performance of the season in a 45-17 triumph over Western Carolina. The VMI Keydets, receiving votes in both FCS national polls, are coming off a tough 35-24 road loss to bitter rival The Citadel.

The Mocs face a difficult task in the reigning Southern Conference Champs. VMI has won eight of its last 10 league matchups and six of last seven at home. On the flip side, Chattanooga has three straight FCS road wins dating back to their last visit to Lexington in 2019.
 
The offense is coming off a 500+ yard performance. The legs of running back trio of Tyrell Price (82), Gino Appleberry (79) and Ailym Ford (74) all topped 70 yards combining for 235 of the team's season-high 271 yards.
 
The defense has been on point of late as well. That includes 25 tackles for loss with 13 sacks and 11 takeaways. The group ranks in the top 20 nationally in total (18) and rushing (9) defense as well as interceptions (2) and TO Margin (14). They'll have their hands full with Keydet receivers Jakob Herres and Leroy Thomas who have combined for more than 300 career catches for nearly 4,000 yards.
 
The game broadcasts on ESPN+ online with the VMI broadcast team. Fans can listen to the Mocs Sports Network radio rendition on Big Jet Fli 97.7 FM/1070 AM in the Chattanooga area or on GoMocs.com or the Varsity Network App on the phone, computer or other listening devices.
 
No. 19 Chattanooga at VMI
Game 5 | Oct. 9 | Lexington, Va. | Foster Stadium (10,000)
 

Team	Record	SoCon	Stats Perform Top 25	AFCA Coaches Top 25
Chattanooga	2-2	1-0	RV	19
VMI	3-2	1-1	RV	RV

 
 
MEDIA
TV - ESPN+: Chris Goforth (PxP), Scott McMahen (Analysis) & Dave Keylon (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. VMI
Game: 27th | Record: 17-8-1 | Home: 9-3-1 | Away: 8-5 | Last 5: 4-1
 
Last Meeting: 31-24 loss in Lexington on Nov. 23, 2019

• 14 of the Keydets 31 points came on a blocked punt & fumble return
• Devonnsha Maxwell had 2.0 sacks & 3.0 TFLs
• Of the 44 players on the first 2-deep of the season for UTC, only 29 were available for the game

More on the series & notes from last meeting on page 11 of the Chattanooga game notes.
 
COACHES
UTC: Rusty Wright (Chattanooga '96) | UTC: 11-10 (3rd) | Career: Same | vs. VMI: 0-1
VMI: Scott Wachenheim (Air Force '84) | 20-49 (7th) | Career: Same | vs. UTC: 1-4
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• 518 total yards are the most since 589 in the Sept. 28, 2019 victory over Western Carolina. 247 passing yards are the most since 268 in the Nov. 16 ,2019 win over The Citadel.
• The Mocs nine picks rank second nationally. That total is higher than 2012 (8), 2013 (6), 2014 (8), 2016 (7) and 2018 (6). There were 12 air thefts in Wright's initial campaign (2019).
• Chattanooga had eight "explosive" plays of 20+ yards entering the Western Carolina game. It had nine alone against the Catamounts - 4 rushing & 5 passing. It included five of the six longest on the year. More on page 10 of the notes package.

 
TICKETS
Here is a link to VMI's ticket page for those making the trek this weekend. 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. 16: No. 13 ETSU, 1:30 p.m. | Current Record: 5-0/2-0 | This Week: The Citadel
Oct. 23: at Samford, 1 p.m. | Current Record: 2-3/1-2 | This Week: Off Week
Oct. 30: Furman (Homecoming), 1:30 p.m. | Current Record: 2-2/0-1 | This Week: at Wofford
 
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