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CHATTANOOGA---The 18th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs hit the road for the next two weeks of Southern Conference play. This week is part of the SoCon's 1-lossapalooza among the top four in the league.
 
The Mocs and Mercer are tied for first at 4-1. A half-game back in third is Western Carolina and ETSU. Chattanooga faces the Catamounts while the Bucs head south into the Bears den as separation Saturday looms.
 
UTC's 5-game winning streak is on the line as well. It's been a defensive effort carrying the way in the Scenic City while offense is the order of the day for Smoky Mountain lads in Cullowhee.
 
*Scoring Defense/Offense: UTC, 1st, 9.0 ppg | WCU, 1st, 34.3 ppg
*TDs Allowed/Scored: UTC, 1st, 4 | WCU, 2nd, 17
*Total Defense/Offense: UTC, 1st, 244.4 ypg | WCU, 1st, 563.5 ypg
*Pass Defense/Offense: UTC, 1st, 120.8 ypg | WCU, 1st, 399.50 ypg
*Pass Efficiency Defense/Offense: UTC, 1st, 85.16 | WCU, 2nd, 153.55
*Rush Defense/Offense: UTC, 4th, 123.6 ypg | WCU, 3rd, 164.0 ypg
*League games only
 
While the defense has certainly popped, the offense has been up to the challenge as well. The Mocs are averaging 34.2 points per game over the 5-game win streak. They've done it both throwing and running over that stretch, but the under the radar stat that highlights the ongoing success is on third downs.
 
Over the first three games, just four of 37 third down opportunities (10.8%) were converted. Over the last five? 43 of 75 (57.3%) including a school-record 11 of 13 against Portland State. The Mocs converted 10 or more twice.
 
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 running back Joseph Bakhole.
 
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 10: (18) Chattanooga (5-3/4-1) at Western Carolina (4-4/3-1)
Game Time: 2:30 p.m. | Whitmire Stadium (13,742) | Cullowhee, N.C..
Series: 30-19 (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

• No. 18 in the latest Stats Perform Top 25 & No. 25 in AFCA Coaches poll. Western Carolina is receiving votes in the Stats Perform poll.
• A win clinches 6th straight winning season. A 1st for a Mocs coach to start his career. Scrappy Moore is the only other one to have six straight at some point in his career with the four years prior to World War II program suspension and first two coming back (1939-46).
• Won the last three SoCon games by 31, 32 and 21 points. First time in program history winning three league games in a row by 21+ points each.
• 45 points allowed in SoCon play through five games are the fewest to this point in the schedule since 45 in 1984. The Catamounts have scored 45 or more points in a game five times over the last two seasons.
• 17 takeaways is eighth nationally while 14 interceptions ranks second. Nine different Mocs have interceptions. By position groups: DT: 1 (Jamarr Jones), DE: 1 (Marquise Freeman), LB: 3 (2-Kobe Joseph, 1-Kameron Brown), CB: 6 (2-Beni Mwamba, 2-D'Arco Perkins-McAllister, 2-Jeremiah Batiste) & S: 2 (2-Reuben Lowery III, Josh Battle).

 
Tickets on Sale

• 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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