chattanooga MOCS

CHATTANOOGA: Back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons in 2005 and 2006 ... two-time All-SoCon running back ... school record 112.9 career rushing average per game ... 2,437 career rushing yards is fourth all-time at UTC ... 1,233 yards in 2005 is first and 1,204 yards in 2006 is second on the Mocs' single season rushing list ... one of only two Mocs with multiple 200-yard rushing games ... participated in the 2007 NFL Draft Combine … recipient of the Woodrow Wolford Sr. Football Scholarship.

2006: 1,204 rushing yards and seven TDs on 215 carries ... also had 18 catches for 139 yards ... First Team All-SoCon ... Honorable Mention Football Gazette All-American ... school-record seven 100-yard rushing games ... school-record five-straight 100-yard games ... 215 carries is second only to his 217 in 2005 in the Mocs' record book ... named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week after posting 204 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries at Tennessee Tech ... also had three catches for 16 yards ... named September SoCon Player of the Month ... recipient of the Marco Sheppard Award.

2005: Set the school’s single-season rushing record last season with 1,233 yards ... Carried the ball 217 times and scored 11 touchdowns ... Named First-Team All-SoCon by league’s coaches and Second-Team by the media ... Averaged 112.1 yards per game ... Third-leading receiver with 15 catches for 137 yards and one score ... Averaged 124.5 all-purpose yards per outing ... Ranked third in the conference in rushing yards per game and all-purpose yards, fourth in attempts, fifth in rushing touchdowns, seventh in total offense ... Voted SoCon Offensive Player of the Week for efforts against Appalachian State and The Citadel ... Recorded six 100-yard rushing games including a career-high 210 yards against National Champion Appalachian State ... Ran for 143 yards on 20 carries and scored twice at Memphis ... Gained 111 yards on 21 rushes with one touchdown in win at Liberty ... Picked up 124 yards on the ground with one touchdown in win at Elon ... Recorded a 187-yard game with three scores in victory over The Citadel ... Ran for 142 yards and scored twice on 24 carries against Furman … Won Scrappy Moore Award as team’s Most Valuable Player … Also earned Offensive MVP honor.

NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE:  Ran for 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns on 160 carries for the Rangers in 2004 … Averaged 140 yards per game on the ground for the Senatobia, Miss., school … Earned Junior College All-America honors … Voted Most Valuable Player of the Mississippi Junior College North Division … Ranked No. 23 among junior college players by Rivals.com … Listed with a four-star rating … Coached at Northwest Mississippi by Bobby Franklin … Also recruited by Southeast Missouri, Southwest Missouri and Valdosta State.

CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL:  A 2003 graduate of Charleston High School … Played running back for the Class 3A Tigers … Coached at Charleston by Jamie Mitchell.

Eldra Buckley … Born June 23, 1985 in Charleston, Miss. … Son of the late Diane Buckley.