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CHATTANOOGA---The 10th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs stay on the road for week 5 traveling back into Southern Conference play. It's Rail Rivalry time with ETSU on the docket. It's a tale of teams trying to do similar things but in very different positions at kickoff.
 
The Mocs are 1-0 and tied with Mercer, Furman and Samford atop the SoCon standings. The Bucs are 0-2 and need a win to turn their fortunes back towards being in the title race.
 
Both teams are known for running the ball and playing stingy defense. The two leading rushers in the SoCon - Jacob Saylors (118.5) and Ailym Ford (105.8) - face the top two rush defenses in the Mocs (100.2) and Bucs (119.8).
 
The two are 1-2 in the league in scoring defense. The Bucs limit opponents to just over two scores a game (14.2 ppg) with the Mocs defense on their heels (16.2 ppg).
 
Saturday's broadcast is on ESPN+ and the Mocs Sports Network. Kickoff is at 3 p.m.
   
 
COACHES       
Chattanooga: Rusty Wright (Chattanooga '96) | UTC: 18-14 (4th) | Career: Same | vs. ETSU: 2-0
ETSU: George Quarles (Furman '88) | ET: 2-2 (1st) | Career: Same | vs. UTC: 0-0           
 
MEDIA 
TV: ESPN+- Keith Brake (pbp) & Mark Hutsell (color)
 
Radio: 96.1 FM, 100.3 FM & 1070 AM - Jim Reynolds (PxP), Todd Agne (Analysis) & Will Poindexter (Sideline). Also available online at GoMocs.com.
 
App: Go Mocs & Varsity Network           
 
SERIES           
Game: 45th | Record: 24-19-1 | H: 16-8 | A: 8-11-1 | SoCon: 15-15 | Last 5: 4-1 | Streak: +2         
 
LAST MEETING          
21-16 win last October in Finley Stadium
- Second straight win in the series and four of the last five.
- School-record 5.0 sacks for Devonnsha Maxwell. ETSU o-line allowed just 4.0 in first six contests.
- 3rd straight game for an Ailym Ford TD run of 49 yards or longer: 54 vs Western Carolina, 65 at VMI and 49 today.
 
TICKETS
Home tickets can be purchased at the link above or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627). Single-game sales start at $15.
 
QUOTABLE
OL McClendon Curtis on Rail Rivalry:
"The most important thing is winning a SoCon game. That's the bottom line. But we've had the Rail for the last few years, and you always want to keep it. If you kind of look back to last year, they were No. 10 in the FCS polls like the position we're in now. We went out and won then, so we can't let that happen now. You know, all that stuff comes into play."
 
DT Devonnsha Maxwell on preparations heading into this clash:
"We just want to be crisp with everything and fix our missed assignments from last week. I know it means a lot to the fans, it means a lot of us to keep the tradition going and keep the Rail. We're taking it extremely serious in practice this week. Everybody is taking everything into account, everything they missed on, they're taking personally."
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• Lead SoCon in Red Zone Offense (83.3%). 65 points in 12 red zone entries with nine touchdowns & one FG. Misses included an interception and missed FG.
• Lead SoCon in Red Zone Defense (66.7%). Eighth in the nation in RZ defense. 34 points allowed in nine opponent red zone tries. Four TDs, two FG made against three turnovers (1 INT/2FR).
• Preston Hutchinson is 19th among QBs around the nation (1st SoCon) in passing yards per completion (14.3). He's 17th in the country (3rd SoCon) in yards per pass attempt (8.52).

 
2022 WEEKLY HONORS
Week 1
Reuben Lowery III, SoCon Defensive Player of the Week
Reuben Lowery III, TSWA Tennessee Defensive Player of the Week
Ailym Ford, TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week
 
Week 2
Preston Hutchinson, SoCon Offensive Player of the Week
Preston Hutchinson, TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week
 
Week 3
Preston Hutchinson, SoCon Offensive Player of the Week
Preston Hutchinson, TSWA Tennessee Offensive Player of the Week
Ty Boeck, TSWA Tennessee Defensive Player of the Week
 
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