BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (October 25, 2025) --- The Chattanooga Mocs football team used 35 unanswered points to help earn its third-straight victory after posting a 49-13 rout at Samford during Southern Conference action Saturday afternoon inside Pete Hanna Stadium in Birmingham, Ala.

Quick Records & Series
Chattanooga: 4-4, 3-1 SoCon | Samford: 1-7, 1-5 SoCon
Series: 50^th all-time meeting… Chattanooga now leads the series 35-12-3.
 
Breakdown

• Samford opened the scoring on its second possession with a seven-play, 47-yard touchdown drive capped off with a one-yard plunge to allow for an early 7-0 lead (1Q 8:20).
• Chattanooga responded with 35 unanswered points over the next two-plus quarters. The Mocs led 14-7 at halftime after A.J. Little returned a punt 47 yards for a touchdown midway through the second quarter.
• Camden Orth tossed a pair of third-quarter touchdowns, first finding John McIntyre from four yards out before connecting with Little on 15-yard toss, to extend the Chattanooga lead to 28-7 (3Q 1:15).
• UTC scored three more times in the final quarter as Solomon Locke sealed the game on two lengthy touchdown runs of 35 (4:35) and 31 yards (1:07). On just five fourth-quarter carries, Locke racked up 115 rushing yards in addition to the two touchdowns.

Scoring Plays
1Q 8:20 (SAM) · B. Stober 1-yard TD rush (XP) · 7-0 (SAM)
1Q 2:22 (UTC) · C. Orth 6-yard TD rush (XP) · 7-7
 
2Q 10:58 (UTC) · A. Little 47-yard punt return TD (XP) · 14-7 (UTC)
 
3Q 7:17 (UTC) · J. McIntyre 4-yard TD rec. from C. Orth (XP) · 21-7 (UTC)
3Q 1:15 (UTC) · A. Little 15-yard TD rec. from C. Orth (XP) · 28-7 (UTC)
 
4Q 14:47 (UTC) · J. Robinson 42-yard TD rec. from C. Orth (XP) · 35-7 (UTC)
4Q 7:18 (SAM) · K. Cherry 2-yard TD rush (failed XP) · 35-13 (UTC)
4Q 4:35 (UTC) · S. Locke 35-yard TD rush (XP) · 42-13 (UTC)
4Q 1:07 (UTC) · S. Locke 31-yard TD rush (XP) · 49-13 (UTC)

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Chattanooga Top Performers
QB Camden Orth: 11-20, 172 yards, 3 TD, 7 carries, 50 yards, TD
RB Solomon Locke: 5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
WR A.J. Little: 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
LB Zion Rutledge: 10 total tackles (7 solo)
DB KJ Sejour: 5 total tackles (3 solo), INT

Notes to Know

• 21 points in the final period for the Mocs…fourth quarter this season with 21 points: 1st (Stetson), 3rd (Stetson) & 4th (ETSU)…last time with four in a season? 2014: at Austin Peay, VMI, at Western Carolina & at Tennessee Tech. 
• A.J. Little's 47-yard punt return for touchdown is his second of the season…1st with two-plus punt return scores since Tommy Hudson in 2014…Little ended up with 140 all-purpose yards…had four catches for 93 yards on offense…the TD was set up by punter Heath Jehu's 41-yarder being downed on the one by Keyshawn Jackson…the defense got a 3-and-out with zero yards given up on a QB run and two pass incompletions.
• RB Solomon Locke got his first career 100-yard game as a Moc…five carries for 115 yards and two TDs, all in the fourth quarter…scores came on 35 and 31-yard runs between the tackles…had a long of 40 yards...4th Moc with a 100-yard game this season joining Justus Durant, Journey Wyche and QB Camden Orth.

Quotable
Rusty Wright, head coach – "It's getting closer. It is. I didn't know what was going to happen today, they don't have much to lose on that side, but we've gotten a lot better from week one to now. Our kids are growing up. I'm not sure when it's all going to happen, but we're growing. We're not a complete football team yet. I love that they feel winning, it really keeps spirits up. We just have to continue to keep growing."

Up Next
Chattanooga returns home for Homecoming weekend next Saturday as the squad hosts Western Carolina in Southern Conference action inside Finley Stadium. Kick-off is set for 1:30 p.m. (EST) on ESPN+. Tickets are available and can be purchased HERE.

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