Chattanooga Football Postgame Notes
Wofford at Chattanooga
Finley Stadium – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Saturday – Feb. 27, 2021

TEAM
- The Mocs scored a 24-13 win over No. 11 Wofford … UTC improves to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in SoCon action … Wofford drops to 1-1 and 1-1 in league action.

- This is head coach Rusty Wright's first win over a ranked team … 1-3 vs. ranked teams.

- Last win over a ranked team was a 23-21 win at No. 8 Samford on Oct. 28, 2017 … highest ranked home win since a 38-17 win over No. 10 Jacksonville State on Sept. 10, 2011. 

- Mocs held Wofford to less than 200 yards (199 = 148 rush + 51 pass) of total offense for the first time since 177 at North Dakota State on Dec. 9, 2017. 

- UTC's first win over Wofford since a 20-17 win on Oct. 24, 2015 … snapped a four-game losing streak in the series … Wofford leads the all-time series 15-12 … UTC is 9-6 at home and 7-6 in Finley Stadium.

- Mocs were +2 in the turnover margin after recovering a muffed punt and a Brandon Dowdell interception … UTC is +4 on the year in the turnover margin.

INDIVIDUAL
Gino Appleberry – SO.-RB
- 46 yards and a score on 14 carries.
- First career rushing TD.
- Added one catch for four yards.

Drayton Arnold – Sr.-QB
- 15-25 passing for 223 yards and a score.
- Career-highs all around.
- Ran five times for six yards.
- TD pass was for two yards to TE Jay Gibson.

Gabe Boring – Jr.-P
- 72 yards punt in the fourth quarter iced the game.
- Longest punt since Nick Pollard's 78-yarder against Wofford on Nov. 9, 2013.
- Finished with three punts for 52.3 yards.
- All three were i20.

Brandon Dowdell – Sr.-DB
- Second on the team with seven tackles.
- Added 1.0 TFL.
- First INT of the season … sixth career.

Jay Gibson – So.-TE
- Three catches for eight yards and a score.
- 2-yard TE catch was the first of his career.

Reginald Henderson – Sr.-WR
- Game-high seven catches for 102 yards.
- First career 100-yard game.

Kam Jones – Jr.-LB
- Career-high and game-high 10 tackles.

Andrew Manning – So.-WR
- Three catches for 77 yards.
- Career-highs for both.

Devonnsha Maxwell – Jr.-DL
- Tied career highs with 3.0 TFLs and 2.0 sacks. 
- Added six tackles overall.