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CHATTANOOGA---The 19th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs took a week away to relax, sit by the pool and reflect. Well, none of that happened as the work week ended with a weekend off before coming back to reset and prepare for the start of the 2021 Southern Conference slate. It begins with Western Carolina at 1:30 p.m., Saturday afternoon.
The Mocs are coming off the bye week following a strong performance at Kentucky losing a fourth quarter lead in a 28-23 decision. The Catamounts enter on a tough start with near-misses at home against Eastern Kentucky (28-31) and Samford (37-42) and this past weekend's trip to Gardner-Webb (34-52).
It's a battle of defense vs. offense. The Mocs limit opponents to less than 300 yards total offense (298.0) and 20 points per game (19.3), while the Catamounts average 33.0 points and 553.7 yards (212.7 rush/341.0 pass) against FCS competition.
The game is chock full of promotions and special events. It's a "White Out" with fans encouraged to wear white to the game. The first 1,000 fans get a white rally towel courtesy of Dr Pepper.
It is also Fall Family Weekend at UTC as well as Band Day. Approximately 500 local high school band students signed up to play alongside the Marching Mocs at the game. Regular tailgating includes the fun kid zone area with inflatables, photo opportunities and other games.
No. 19 Chattanooga (1-2/0-0) vs. Western Carolina (0-3/0-1)
Game 4 | Oct. 2 | Chattanooga, Tenn. | Finley Stadium (20,668)
| Team |
Record |
SoCon |
Stats Perform Top 25 |
AFCA Coaches Top 25 |
| Chattanooga |
1-2 |
0-0 |
RV |
19 |
| Western Carolina |
0-4 |
0-1 |
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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. WESTERN CAROLINA
Game: 47th | Record: 29-17 | Home: 16-7 | Away: 13-10 | Last 5: 4-1
Last Meeting: 60-36 win in Chattanooga, Sept. 28, 2019
- Trailed 7-6 early
- Scored 31 second quarter points
- 1,086 yards of total offense: 589 Chattanooga/497 Western Carolina
More on the series & notes from last meeting on page 11 of the Chattanooga game notes.
COACHES
UTC:
Rusty Wright (Chattanooga '96) | UTC: 10-10 (3rd) | Career: Same | vs. WCU: 1-0
WCU: Kerwin Bell (Florida '87) | WC: 0-4 (1st) | Career: 93-46 (13th) | vs. UTC: 0-0
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- RB Ailym Ford has back-to-back 100-yard games with 111 at North Alabama and 128 at Kentucky. His long streak of five came in 2019 starting with ... Western Carolina. He ran for 195 yards with two TDs on 30 carries the last time Chattanooga faced the Catamounts.
- Junior offensive lineman and grad student McClendon Curtis was named to the NCAA Football Oversight Committee Student-Athlete Connection Group. There are members from all NCAA Divisions with Curtis focused on DI. His term runs from Sept. 23, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
- Former cornerback Buster Skrine '10 signed this week with the San Francisco 49ers. It marks his 11th season in the NFL tying fellow DB Drayton Florence '00 for the third-longest tenure among Mocs alums. Getcha popcorn ready for the top two…NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens '95 played 15 years followed by Jack Gregory '13 who spent 13 years with the Cleveland Browns (6) and N.Y. Giants (7) making two Pro Bowls.
3 STATS TO KNOW
- Maxwell has 31.5 tackles for loss which is two behind fifth-place Nakevion Leslie's (2013-16) 33.5 and 2.5 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.
- Six or more tackles for loss in eight of the last 10 games.
- Safety Brandon Dowdell's next interception makes him the 13th in school history with 10 or more joining Lucas Webb '17 (13), Phillip Aldridge '85 (13), Bucky Wolford '68 (13), Mike Lowman '88 (12), Stan Eller '76 (12), Kadeem Wise '13 (11), David McCrary '85 (11), J Washington '91 (10), Reggie Solomon '87 (10), Kenny Booker '86 (10), Tom Patrick '73 (10) & Joe Lee Dunn '68 (10).
TICKETS
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 FOLLOWING SATURDAY
Oct. 9: at No. 22 VMI, 1:30 p.m. | Current Record: 3-1/1-0 | This Week: at The Citadel
Oct. 16: No. 13 ETSU, 1:30 p.m. | Current Record: 4-0/1-0 | This Week: Wofford
Oct. 23: at Samford, 1 p.m. | Current Record: 2-2/1-1 | This Week: at Mercer
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