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CHATTANOOGA---The 19th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs are home for the first time since…*checks notes*…
 
Well, it's been a while. Back-to-back Southern Conference road wins bring the good guys home at 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the league. Another key contest awaits as the Wofford Terriers trot into Finley Stadium Saturday afternoon at 3-3 as well, 1-2 in conference play.
 
"Thankful to play at home...looking forward to it," Coach Rusty Wright said. "We're playing a team that usually gives us a bunch of trouble, gives us some issues and I know they'll be ready to play.
 
"They're a lot better than they were last year. We gotta figure out a way this week to get a win."
 
But first, a look back at the 41-10 win at Furman. The triumph matched the largest margin of victory in the series by the Mocs with the 45-14 triumph on Sept. 22, 1979 in Greenville. One of the keys earned SoCon recognition this week.
 
Kicker Jude Kelley is the league's Special Teams Player of the Week. He scored 11 points making field goals from 24 and 42 yards as well as a spotless 5-5 record on PATs. Add in a couple of touchback kickoffs after taking over those duties mid-game, and it was an eventful day for the junior from Acworth, Ga.
 
"Jude had a good game Saturday," Wright added. "We asked him to do a bunch of different things. He came in and made two big field goals at crucial times, and he's got to continue to do that. He's more than capable of doing that, and we expect him to be a good player for us there."
 
One can't help but ask "what about the defense"? It held the Paladins to 10 points and less than 250 yards total offense on their home turf and created five turnovers including four interceptions. But it was also a team effort with four different defenders collecting an interception along the way.
 
Chat with the Mocs is on the air tonight. The weekly coaches show features Coach Wright and a selected student-athlete with "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds from 7-8 p.m., every Monday at Miller's Ale House at Northgate. Tonight's special guest is defensive end Chris Victor.
 
The show airs on WFLI 96.1 FM, 100.3 FM and 1070 AM. It also broadcasts across the interwebs here on GoMocs.com.
 
Week 8: Wofford (3-3/1-2) at (19) Chattanooga (3-3/2-1)
Game Time: 1:30 p.m. | Finley Stadium (20,660) | Chattanooga, Tenn.
Series: 15-15-0 (History) | Media: ESPN+; Mocs Sports Network; Live Stats
Game Notes: GoMocs.com | Captains: Chase Artopoeus, Jay Gibson, Reuben Lowery III, Quay Wiggles, Reid Williams
 
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Notes

• Kelley's honor is the second of his career.
• It's the 5th POTW Award for a Moc, second in the league. Sam Phillips was Offensive Player of the Week after the win at ETSU. Phillips (Week 2 at Georgia State), Alex Mitchell (Week 3 vs. Mercer) and Chase Artopoeus (Week 5 vs. Portland State) each have a Tennessee Sports Writers Association honor under their belt so far.
• Defense has allowed 24 first downs the last two weeks with 12 each at ETSU and Furman.
• Defense has been a juggernaut in three SoCon games allowing 10.0 points and 248.3 yards per game offense – 143.7 rushing and 104.7 passing.
• Secondary has six interceptions over 3-game win streak: Beni Mwamba (2), Reuben Lowery III (1), Josh Battle (1), D'Arco Perkins-McAllister (1) and Jeremiah Batiste (1).
• Season-high 199 yards rushing for the Mocs at Furman. Offense scored three TDs on the ground behind Reggie Davis (2 yds), Justus Durant (14) and Chase Artopoeus (1).
• WR Javin Whatley had his best game of the season with 10 receptions for 168 yards and a touchdown. He now has 115 career catches for 1,877 yards and 16 TDs. He's tied for 6th all-time in the Mocs history books in career TD receptions with Xavier Borishade (2013-16).

 
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