STATS |
SCHEDULE |
TICKETS
1) Basics
Kickoff: 1;30 p.m.
TV: ESPN+ – Wade Branner (PxP) & Chip Tarkenton (Analysis). Access broadcast link on the GoMocs.com football schedule page.
Radio: WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM: Jim Reynolds (PxP), Todd Agne (Analysis) & Will Poindexter (Sideline). The game is also available via
Varsity Network App or you can listen on GoMocs.com. You can also access the Mocs Sports Network on the GoMocs.com football schedule page.
Reading/Viewing Material:
Game Notes |
Preview |
Tuesday Presser |
American Idol Coming to Chatt
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.
Social Media: Score updates from Twitter on @GoMocsFB. Photos and more @GoMocsFB on Twitter & Instagram.
2) Details
It's another Saturday in the Southern Conference, but it's not just
any Saturday in the SoCon. The Mocs are ranked No. 19 while VMI is just outside the top 25 receiving votes. The Keydets have been ranked a majority of the season. It looks like a sloppy day with the forecast currently at 68 degrees with showers on a natural grass field.
3) History
This is the 27th meeting all-time against the Keydets. The good guys lead VMI 17-8-1.
- Games: 26 | Record: 17-8-1
- SoCon Meetings: 24 | 16-7-1
- In Lexington: 8-5
- Streak: -1 | Last 5: 4-1 | 10: 7-3 | 20: 12-7-1
4) On the Road Again
Chattanooga heads back on the road. Three of the first five games are on the road and the current mark is 1-1 with a 20-0 win at North Alabama and a narrow 28-23 at SEC co-leading Kentucky.
- The Mocs have won their last three FCS games away from home: at UNA, The Citadel (25-24 OT) & No. 11 Furman (20-18)
- 5-3 (.625) under Rusty Wright on the FCS road
- 33-20 (.623) over the last 12 seasons
5) Three Notes to Notice
- Six or more tackles for loss in eight of the last 11 games. Five or more in all four this season. DE Devonnsha Maxwell has 33.0 tackles for loss which is a half behind fifth-place Nakevion Leslie's (2013-16) 33.5 and one short of Troy Boeck (1987-90) with 34 in fourth. Troy is the father of junior LB Ty Boeck. Ty declined comment on attempts to steal TFLs from D-Max this season.
- The last time the Mocs were…1-0 in SoCon? This past Spring after defeating Wofford in February. 2-0? The following week with a 25-24 OT win at The Citadel. 1-1? 2018 with win over Samford (27-20) and loss at ETSU (14-17).
- SoCon Leaders in...Total Defense (292.8), Rush Defense (78.0), Interceptions [9 (2.3/gm)], Sacks [13 (3.3)], 1st Downs Allowed (15.3), Opp 3rd Down (35.2), TO Margin (1.3), Red Zone Offense (92.9%), Red Zone Defense (70.0)
NEXT 3 WEEKS
Oct. 16: No. 12 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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