Chattanooga Football Postgame Notes
No. 12t/11 Chattanooga at No. 11/13 Furman
Paladin Stadium – Greenville, S.C.
Saturday – March 20, 2021
TEAM
- The Chattanooga Mocs scored a 20-18 win at No. 11/13 Furman in Greenville, S.C., today … Mocs move to 3-1 overall and 3-0 in SoCon action with today's win … Furman dropped to 3-2 overall and 3-2 in league action.

- Second win over a ranked team for the Mocs this season (24-13 vs. No. 11 Wofford on 2/27) … first time with two wins over ranked teams in a season since 2015.

- This game featured …
              - Seven turnovers combined between the two teams (UTC 3, Furman 4).
              - Two miscues on a snaps for punts by the Mocs.
              - A dropped fair catch on a kickoff by the Mocs that put them on their 1-yard line.
              - Blocked PAT by UTC.

- First blocked PAT since Isaiah Mack vs. Western Carolina on Oct. 31, 2015.

- There were only a combined 10 points scored off the seven turnovers (UTC 7, Furman 3).

- Mocs outgained Furman 138 (96 rush, 42 pass) to 1 (1 rush, 0 pass) in the first quarter.

- Total offense in the first half.
              - UTC - 227 (100 rush, 127 pass)
              - Furman - 70 (9 rush, 6 pass)
              - UTC led 10-6

- Mocs had a season-high 390 yards of total offense … 172 rushing, 218 passing.
              - Season-high 47 carries for 172 rushing yards.
              - Season-high 19 first downs for UTC.
              - Season-high 36:37 time of possession … highest since 37:57 in a 34-17 win at Mercer 10/5/19.

- Furman was held to 170 yards of total offense … 49 rushing, 121 passing
              - Fewest yards allowed by the Mocs in the 50-game series.
              - Fewest yards allowed by the UTC defense since 148 vs. Mercer on Nov. 10, 2018.  

- UTC was flagged for a season-high 11 penalties for 105 yards … Furman had three for 25 yards … most penalty yards for UTC since 119 in Rusty Wright's first game as head coach against Eastern Illinois in 2019.  

- Mocs held Furman to 2/13 on third down … converted 7/16 of their own.

- Third game this season decided by three points or less … all on the road … lost at WKU 13-10 on Oct. 5 … beat The Citadel 25-24 (OT) on March 6 … 4-2 in games decided by three points or less under Rusty Wright.

- 5-1 under head coach Rusty Wright when allowing 24 points or less.

SOCON RACE
VMI – 4-0 overall, 4-0 SOCOn
UTC – 3-1 overall, 3-0 SoCon
ETSU – 2-1 overall, 2-1 SoCon
Furman – 3-2 overall, 3-2 SoCon

SERIES INFO
- 50^th meeting.
- Furman leads 30-20.
- Mocs snapped a three-game slide in the series … last UTC win was 21-14 on Sept. 17, 2016.
- Mocs are 12-12 at Furman

INDIVIDUAL
Gino Appleberry – So.-RB
- 17 carries for 85 yards and a score.
- Season-highs for yards and attempts.
- First UTC score.

Drayton Arnold – Sr.-QB
- 6-20 passing for 120 yards and two INTs.
- Ran six times for 17 yards.
- 46 yards punt late in the game nearly pinned the Paladins on the one-yard line before rolling into the endzone.

Ty Boeck – Jr.-LB
- Two takeaways in the game.
- First career INT in the first quarter.
- Fifth career fumble recovery in the first quarter … second this season.
- Team-high eight tackles.

Ben Brewton – So.-DL
- First career takeaway with the fumble recovery that sealed the win.

Cole Copeland – Jr.-QB
- 5-9 passing for 93 yards.
- First action since the final game of the 2017 season when he was a true freshman.
- 42-yard completion to Jamoi Mayes was a career-long.

Reggie Henderson – Sr.-WR
- Four catches for 95 yards.
- Career-long 50-yard catch in the third quarter.

Kam Jones – Jr.-LB
- Career-high 3.5 TFLs.
- Most TFLs in a game since Isaiah Mack had 4.0 vs VMI (10/27/2018).
- Six tackles overall

Jerrell Lawson – Sr.-DB
- Second career INT.
- Added three tackles and two PBUs.

Devonnsha Maxwell – Jr.-DL
- 2.0 TFLs, one sack and three total tackles.
- Forced a fumble, blocked a kick and had two hurries.

Jamoi Mayes – Fr.-WR
- Career-long 42-yard catch from Cole Copeland.

Jay Person – So.-LB
- Five tackles, including 1.5 TFLs with 1.0 sacks.
- Added a pair of hurries.

Tyrell Price – Sr.-RB
- Game-high 111 yards on 20 carries.
- Fourth rushing TD of the year.
- Two catches for 36 yards.
- Third career 100-yard game … first since 135 at WCU in 2018.

Skyler Wilson – Fr.-K
- True freshman walk-on who handled all kicking and punting duties today with starting punter Gabe Boring not available.
- 2-2 on FGs.
- 22-yard FG in the first quarter.
- 42-yard FG in the fourth quarter … longest by a Moc since Victor Ulmo kicked a 42-yarder vs. Wofford on Oct. 6, 2018 … eventual game-winner. 
- 4-5 on FGs this year.
- 7-7 on PATs this year.
- Connected on one punt for 41 yards.