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CHATTANOOGA---The 18th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs and No. 7 Furman Paladins are in round two squared this Saturday afternoon in Greenville, S.C. It's round two in the quest for the FCS National Championship and round two of the season series.
 
The Mocs got their first FCS Playoff road win this past Saturday at Austin Peay (24-21). But that's par for the course in 2023.
 
The squad is 5-2 on the road, 5-1 at FCS competition. That includes five straight FCS road wins, most since five in 2014 when the squad advanced to the FCS Playoff Quarterfinals which is where they go with a win on Saturday.
 
"Excited about the opportunity we have to play a really good Furman team this week," Coach Rusty Wright said. "We had a hard time with them here at home. They've been off for a week and get a bunch of good players back.
 
"I know our guys are excited and we're going to take this bunch over there and throw everything we can at them, and see what happens on Saturday."
 
Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. It airs on ESPN+ as well as over the radio airwaves via the Mocs Sports Network on flagship station WFLI (96.1 FM/100.3 FM/1070 AM).
 
Week 14: #18 Chattanooga (8-4) at #7 Furman (9-2)
Game Time: 1 p.m. | Location: Paladin Stadium; Greenville, S.C. (Tickets)
Series: 21-32 (History) | Media: ESPN+ | Mocs Sports Network | Live Stats
Game Notes (when available): UTC Media Center 
 
ICYMI
The week's stories leading into Saturday's tilt: Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday
 
COACHES
Chattanooga: Rusty Wright (UTC '96) | UTC: 30-21 (5th) | Career: Same | vs. Furman: 2-3
Furman: Clay Hendrix (Furman '85) | Furman: 50-28 (7th) | Career: Same | vs. UTC: 5-2
 
MEDIA
TV: ESPN+ - Michael Reghi (PxP) & Forrest Conoly (Analysis)
 
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: 54th | Record: 21-32 | H: 9-19 | A: 12-13 | SoCon: 16-31 | Last 5: 2-3 | Streak: -2
 
VS. FURMAN
- 2nd meeting this season. 1st was a defensive slugfest in Chattanooga, a 17-14 loss.
- 1st matchup in the postseason between the two teams.
- Mocs have won more series games in Greenville (12) than Chattanooga (9).
- 1st meeting proved to be the SoCon Championship game as Furman ended 7-1 & UTC 6-2.
- The last meeting saw both teams record 68 rushing yards while the Mocs out-passed their visitors 289-176. There were eight sacks, three for the Mocs.
 
NOTES TO KNOW

• The school record for consecutive DI road wins is seven (Sept. 10, 1977-Sept. 23, 1978).
• Chattanooga is 18th per Stats Perform & No. 19 in the AFCA Coaches Top 25. Furman is 7th in the former and 6th in the latter.
• 5th FCS Playoffs appearance (1984, 2014, '15, '16, '23): 4-4. 20th for the Paladins (20-18).
• The Mocs are 1-2 all-time in second round playoff games, 0-2 on the road (2015, 2016).
• Winner plays the victor of Montana-Delaware next weekend.
• Last time two SoCon schools met in the FCS Playoffs? 2017, a 28-10 Wofford win over Furman in Spartanburg, S.C. 0-0 against fellow SoCon schools in the postseason, the Paladins are 2-4.

 
QUOTABLE
"Really excited to be one of the last 16 playing. It's good for our program, good for our players and I think it'll go a long way for us in the future." - Coach Rusty Wright on round two
 
"I prepare every week like I'm going to play whether Chase is available or not. We all get in there in the Q room and go over film and all prepare like we're going to play." - QB Luke Schomburg on sliding seamlessly into the starting role the last two weeks
 
"I was super nervous. I'm one of those guys who can't watch the field goal. I was looking at the crowd, at the sideline just waiting for the reaction. It was a crazy moment, crazy experience." - LB Alex Mitchell on the game-winning ending at Austin Peay
 
PLAYOFF HISTORY
Record: 4-4 | Years Seeded: 2014 (8)
 
Year-by-Year Results
Date: Round | (Opp Rank) Opponent (UTC Rank) | Result
11/24/1984: 1st | (10) @Arkansas State (17) | L, 10-37
12/6/2014: 2nd | (21) Indiana State (8) | W, 35-14
12/11/2014: Quarters | (1) @New Hampshire (8) | L, 30-35
11/28/2015: 1st | (14) Fordham (7) | W, 50-20
12/5/2015: 2nd | (1) @Jacksonville State (7) | L, 35-41 (ot)
11/26/2016: 1st | (23) Weber State (9) | W, 45-14
12/3/2016: 2nd | (1) @Sam Houston (9) | L, 36-41
11/25/2023: 1st | (13) @Austin Peay (18) | W 24-21
 
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