First Look
The Chattanooga Mocs take on the 8th-ranked Mercer Bears Saturday at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Ga. The Mocs and Bears have been playing each other since 1909 and always seem to have a lot on the line.
Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m., on ESPN+. It airs locally on the Mocs Sports Network via WFLI AM & FM stations as well as on GoMocs.com and the Varsity Network app.
Game 11: Chattanooga (5-5/4-2) at #8 Mercer (8-1/7-0)
Game Time: 3 p.m. | Five Star Stadium | Macon, Ga.
Series: 22-12-1 |
Media:
ESPN+;
Mocs Sports Network;
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History
It's the Newness of It All
The Mocs have had a lot of new thrown in this season. That happens when you lose 19 starters, but there were a lot of players stepping into those roles who had been here and maybe had a start or two previously under their belts. However, that hasn't always been the case. In fact, 27 different Mocs have made their first career start in Blue & Gold this season including six freshmen.
What a Combo
It's like the Mocs super-sized their order when it comes to the running game. The main combination of
Justus Durant (2,319 career yards) and
Ryan Ingram (2,534) have both exceeded 2k in career yardage and 20 in career scores. Their combined total heading into Saturday is 4,853 yards and 46 rush TDs.
Freshman Poise
The true freshman duo of
KJ Sejour at cornerback and
Kamari Todd at slot safety have filled their starting roles quite nicely after injuries to upperclassmen. Sejour leads the league and is top 20 nationally in passes defensed, while Todd quietly goes about his business growing into the role every week. The Mocs defense is the only one in the FCS with two freshmen starters at the back end.
3 Notes to Know
- Last ranked win? 17-10 at #23 ETSU, Oct. 5, 2024. Last top 10 win? 21-16, #10 ETSU on Oct. 16, 2021. Last top 10 win on the road? 23-21 at #8 Samford on Oct. 28, 2017.
- First season on record with five different quarters of 21 or more points: 1st (Stetson), 3rd (Stetson), 4th (ETSU), 4th (Samford) & 2nd (Furman).
- Season-high 38:26 in time of possession in the win over Furman. Mocs had the ball for all but 7:58 in the second half (22:02). A big part of that was the defense allowing just four first downs after the opening 30 minutes.
SoCon/NCAA Leaders
- 4th Down Conversion: 71.4% (7)
- Fumbles Lost: 3 (17)
- Pass Yards Allowed: 227.2 (75)
- Solo Tackles: 5.0, Kam Baah-Slay (16)
- Passes Defensed: 1.10, KJ Sejour (19)
- Kick Return TDs: 1, Markell Quick (T5)
- Punt Return TDs: 2, AJ Little (2)
Top 20 Nationally...
- Punt Returns, 10th (14.8)
- Rush Offense, 13th (206.7)
- Pass Yds/Comp, 13th (13.99)
- Time of Possession, 13th (32:10)
Milestone Watch
- RB Justus Durant (2,319) is 181 rushing yards from 2,500 for his career & four rush TDs from 25 (21).
- Durant needs 193 all-purpose yards for 3,000 (2,807).
- Durant needs 322 yards for his 1st 1,000-yard season as a collegian (678).
- RB Ryan Ingram needs 216 rushing yards for 2,750 (2,534).
- WR Markell Quick needs 330 receiving yards to reach 1,500 career (1,170).
- S Kaelin Drakeford needs eight tackles to reach 200 (192).
- Ingram is two games shy of 50 played for his career.
- Sejour needs one PBU to crack the top 10 all-time last done by Jordan Jones (11) in 2019. Would be first freshman.
- Team needs eight TDs to become the third in school history with 50 or more: 63-2014, 59-2016.
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