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CHATTANOOGA---Homecoming Week 2024 is here. It's the second of a 2-game home set with the VMI Keydets coming to town for a late afternoon kickoff. It's slated for 4 p.m., Saturday on ESPN+.
 
The 19th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs look to continue a resurgent stretch with four wins in a row and ranked No. 19 nationally. It's been a complete effort with 37 or more points scored three times and just 10 points or less given up three times defensively. The combined score over the last four? 140-55.
 
It's always a big week with the alums back in town. The Mocs have won eight of the last 10 Homecoming games. They'll have an interest in seeing if the secondary's recent run continues.
 
The DBs – with help from the d-line and linebackers – intercepted eight passes the last two games, four in each win. The "D" needs seven more picks to become just the sixth squad in school history with 20 or more in a campaign.
 
Week 9: VMI (0-7/0-3) at (19) Chattanooga (4-3/3-1)
Game Time: 4 p.m. | Finley Stadium (20,660) | Chattanooga, Tenn.
Series: 19-9-1 (History) | Media: ESPN+; Mocs Sports Network; Live Stats
Game Notes: GoMocs.com | Captains: Chase Artopoeus, Jay Gibson, Reuben Lowery III, Quay Wiggles, Reid Williams
 
Homecoming – Theme: Scrappy Ever After | Student Affairs Schedule | Alumni Schedule
 
Daily Stories – Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
 
Coaches
Chattanooga: Rusty Wright (UTC '96) | UTC: 34-25 (6th) | Career: Same | vs. VMI: 3-2
VMI: Danny Rocco (SIU '80) | VMI: 5-13 (2nd) | Career: 126-78 (18th) | vs. UTC: 0-1
 
Media
TV: ESPN+ - Chris Goforth (PxP), Chris Barnett (Analysis) & Dave Keylon (Sideline).
 
Radio: Radio: WFLI Chattanooga (96.1 FM, 100.3 FM & 1070 AM) & 99.1 FM Cleveland - Jim Reynolds (PxP), Todd Agne (Analysis) & Will Poindexter (Sideline). Also available online at GoMocs.com.
 
App: Go Mocs & Varsity Network
 
Series
Game: 30th | Record: 19-9-1 | SoCon: 18-8-1 | H: 10-3-1, A: 9-6 | Last 5: 3-2 | Streak: +2
 
vs. VMI
- Keydets rankings in SoCon:
Scoring Offense: 9th (11.6) | Scoring Defense: 8th (34.0)
Total Offense: 9th (208.0) | Total Defense: 7th (387.3)
Rush Offense: 7th (96.6) | Rush Defense: 5th (143.7)
Pass Offense: 9th (111.4) | Pass Defense: 6th (243.6)
- The Mocs are 4-0 against the Keydets in Chattanooga since VMI re-entered the league in 2014, 7-2 overall. Composite score over those four home games: 160-60. Avg: 40-15.
- 4-0 vs. Keydets on Homecoming (1998, 2000, 2014, 2018).
- One UTC student-athlete from Va.: WR Chris Houston (Chesterfield).
- There are no Keydets from the Chattanooga area.
 
Notes

• 4-game winning streak. 3rd time in Wright Era with a winning streak of four or more games. There are 33 such streaks: Scrappy Moore (11), Russ Huesman (5), Joe Morrison (4), Frank Thomas (3), Wright (3), Bill Oliver (2), Walter Hullihen (1), H.D. Drew (1), Harold Wilkes (1), Buddy Nix (1) & Buddy Green (1).
• A win Saturday would be the first 5-game win streak for the program since 2017-18. The Mocs won the 2017 regular season finale over ETSU and then opened with four in a row in 2018.
• 3-1 or better SoCon start in all six of Wright's seasons. First Mocs head coach to do that. 4-1 or better through five league games in each of the last three campaigns.
• Takeaway margin in first three games? -1. +9 over last four with 11 interceptions and a fumble recovery.
• No. 19 in the latest Stats Perform Top 25 & No. 25 in AFCA Coaches poll.
• 85-87-1 when ranked...50-25 home...70-47-1 when ranked vs. unranked (40-16 home).
• 5-4 when ranked #19...5-2 at home...5-3 as #19 vs. unranked opponent (5-2 home).
• 5-1 vs. VMI when ranked (3-0 home)...5-1 when ranked vs unranked VMI (3-0 home).

STAT STUFF
Top 5 Nationally
2nd, Interceptions (13)
3rd, Receiving Yards/Game: Sam Phillips (104.8)
4th, Receiving Yards: Sam Phillips (629)
4th, Pass Yards/Completion: Chase Artopoeus (15.05)
5th, Pass Yards/Completion (15.00)

Other National Notables    
7th, Takeaways (15)
8th, Defensive TDs (2)
9th, TFLs Allowed (3.43)    
9th, TO Margin (1.00/gm)
10th, Sam Phillips, Rec. Yards (629)
10th, Chase Artopoeus, Pass Yds/Gm (256.8)    
10th, Chase Artopoeus, Yards/Pass Att. (8.87)
14th, Sam Phillips, Yds/Rec. (19.06)
14th, Chase Artopoeus, Pass Yards (1,686)
15th, Chase Artopoeus, Pass Yards/Game (240.9)
19th, Chase Artopoeus, Total Offense (241.7)
19th, Sam Phillips, Rec/Game (5.5)

SoCon Team Leaders
Pass Yards per Completion (15.00)
TFLs Allowed (3.43)
Sacks Allowed (1.29)
Interceptions Allowed (5)

SoCon Individual Leaders
Chase Artopoeus, Pass Yards/Completion (15.05)
Sam Phiilips, Rec. Yards (629)
Sam Phillips, Rec. Yds/Gm (104.8)
Reggie Davis, Rush Yards (529)
Joseph Bakhole/Leroy Harris III, Fumble Rec. (1)
 
Tickets on Sale

• 3-game mini-plans | Link
• Single Game | Link
• A voucher for tickets is at each of the five branches of the Chattanooga Public Library.
• There is also a skybox available for rental each game | Link

 
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