CHATTANOOGA (October 18, 2025) --- RAIL RIVALRY COMEBACK! The Chattanooga Mocs football team scored 21-unanswered points over the final seven-plus minutes of the game to complete a wild 42-38 comeback victory over in-state rival ETSU during Southern Conference action in front of 9,307 fans at Finley Stadium on Saturday.
 
Chattanooga (3-4, 2-1 SoCon) retains possession of the coveted 'Rail Rivalry' railroad tie trophy after recording its six-straight victory over ETSU (3-5, 1-3 SoCon). The wild and crazy rivalry game featured six lead changes, 42 fourth-quarter points, and more than 1,000 total yards of offense while the two teams combined for 80 points.

Quick Records & Series
Chattanooga: 3-4, 2-1 SoCon | ETSU: 3-5, 1-3 SoCon
Series: Chattanooga now leads the all-time series 28-19-1… UTC has won its last six games over ETSU.
 
Breakdown

• Both teams scored on the game's first four possessions with three of the four scores going for touchdowns of 20-plus yards. Ryan Ingram scored from 23-yards out midway through the first before Camden Orth found Markell Quick for a 21-yard touchdown strike to open the second, giving UTC a 14-10 lead that would hold true into the break.
• Chattanooga started the scoring in the second half with a Jude Kelley eight-yard touchdown rush on a fake field goal attempt (3Q 9:04) before ETSU immediately answered with a 60-yard house call from Jason Albritton (3Q 6:38), bringing the separation back to four at 21-17.
• ETSU regained the lead in the first minute of the fourth quarter as an Albritton one-yard touchdown plunge put the Bucs ahead 24-21 with an even 14:00 left in the contest. ETSU ballooned its lead to 38-21 (4Q 10:17) with a pair of touchdowns in less than a four-minute span.
• It was all Chattanooga from that point. With key defensive stops included, UTC cut its deficit to just three 38-35 (4Q 2:29) following back-to-back touchdown drives that covered a combined 165 yards while needing just six plays each.
• After the Mocs defense recorded a fourth-down stop at their own 33 with 1:55 left, Orth and the offense went all 67 yards in 11 plays as Jamarii Robinson hauled in an eight-yard touchdown reception with just 11 seconds left to send Finley Stadium in a frenzy.

 
Scoring Plays
1Q 8:53 (ETSU) · E. Johnson 20-yd FG · 3-0 (ETSU)
1Q 5:49 (UTC) · R. Ingram 23-yard TD rush (XP) · 7-3 (UTC)
1Q 1:56 (ETSU) · C. McNamara 25-yard TD rush (XP) · 10-7 (ETSU)
 
2Q 13:45 (UTC) · M. Quick 21-yard TD rec. from C. Orth (XP) · 14-10 (UTC)
 
3Q 9:04 (UTC) · J. Kelley 8-yard TD rush on fake FG attempt (XP) · 21-10 (UTC)
3Q 6:38 (ETSU) · J. Albritton 60-yard TD rush (XP) · 21-17 (UTC)
 
4Q 14:00 (ETSU) · J. Albritton 1-yard TD rush (XP) · 24-21 (ETSU)
4Q 12:04 (ETSU) · J. Harrison 23-yard TD rec. from C. McNamara (XP) · 31-21 (ETSU)
4Q 10:17 (ETSU) · D. Houston 49-yard TD rush (XP) · 38-21 (ETSU)
4Q 7:20 (UTC) · J. Williams 22-yard TD rec. from C. Orth (XP) · 38-28 (ETSU)
4Q 2:29 (UTC) · J. Robinson 20-yard TD rec. from C. Orth (XP) · 38-35 (ETSU)
4Q 0:11 (UTC) · J. Robinson 4-yard TD rec. from C. Orth (XP) · 42-38 (UTC)

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Chattanooga Top Performers
QB Camden Orth: 20-32, 343 yards, 4 TD, 6 carries, 31 yards
RB Justus Durant: 21 carries, 95 yards
WR Markell Quick: 6 catches, 125 yards, TD
WR Jamarii Robinson: 2 catches, 24 yards, 2 TD
LB Amanuel Dickson: 10 tackles, 2.0 TFL

Notes to Know

• Largest fourth quarter comeback since coming back from 28-10 at Furman on Oct. 23, 2010 winning 36-28…the time was 13:53 on that win…largest fourth quarter comeback in Finley Stadium (15-The Citadel/Nov. 14, 2009)…ETSU head coach Will Healy was the Mocs WR coach at the time.
• First fourth quarter game-winning drive since Oct. 5, 2024 at…ETSU…that one came with 43 seconds on the clock in a 17-10 triumph.
• The two teams COMBINED for 42 fourth quarter points and 386 yards in the period…241 of the Mocs total came in the final 15 minutes.

Quotable
Rusty Wright, head coach – "It was a good win. We talked last night in our team meeting. We wanted to turn it loose and play with reckless abandon. We wanted to see what that looked like. Two weeks ago when we went to VMI, we needed to feel a win like that. A win where they had to fight on the road and get it done. They had to turn it loose and play without fear. That was a physical game. That is a talented bunch over there on the other side of the field. As crazy and as whacky as it got, we played until the end. I'm proud of those kids and those coaches."
 
Jamarii Robinson, wide receiver – "We don't have a quit in us. No matter what the score is, we're going to fight and get back in it. This was a confidence booster. This one is over and it's on to the next week to try and get better."

Up Next
Chattanooga continues Southern Conference play next week with a road trip to Samford for a Saturday afternoon matchup in Birmingham. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. (EST) and the game can be streamed LIVE on ESPN+ through the Watch ESPN and ESPN App platforms.

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