2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2016 Chattanooga Mocs football
2016 Chattanooga Mocs football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 36–41 vs. Sam Houston State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 13
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	9–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Adam Braithwaite (4th season)
Home stadium	Finley Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by eighth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–2 in SoCon play to tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Weber State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.

2016 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 The Citadel $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 9 Wofford ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 13 Chattanooga ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 Samford ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Mercer	4	–	4	6	–	5
Furman	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Western Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	9
VMI	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	Shorter*	No. 6	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	W 66–0	9,588
September 10	2:00 pm	Presbyterian*	No. 6	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	W 34–0	8,370
September 17	7:00 pm	at Furman	No. 6	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 21–14	5,347
September 24	2:00 pm	Samford	No. 5	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	W 41–21	8,714
October 1	12:00 pm	at East Tennessee State	No. 5	Kermit Tipton Stadium Johnson City, TN	SDN	W 37–7	7,411
October 8	4:00 pm	Mercer	No. 5	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	W 52–31	11,039
October 15	3:00 pm	at No. 8 The Citadel	No. 5	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	FSN	L 14–22	14,590
October 22	2:00 pm	VMI	No. 11	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	W 30–13	10,505
October 29	3:30 pm	at Western Carolina	No. 10	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	SDN	W 38–25	10,760
November 12	2:00 pm	Wofford	No. 7	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	L 28–36	8,750
November 19	7:00 pm	at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama*	No. 12	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	L 3–31	101,821
November 26	2:00 pm	No. 25 Weber State*	No. 11	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 45–14	5,238
December 3	3:00 pm	at No. 1 Sam Houston State*	No. 11	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 36–41	4,897
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Shorter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Mocs	24	21	14	7	66

At Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Mocs	7	13	14	0	34

At Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Mocs	0	7	14	0	21
Paladins	0	0	0	14	14

Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	7	21
#5 Mocs	7	14	10	10	41

At East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Mocs	3	14	14	6	37
Buccaneers	0	0	0	7	7

Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	0	14	14	31
#5 Mocs	14	24	14	0	52

At The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Mocs	7	7	0	0	14
#8 Bulldogs	7	10	2	3	22

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	13	0	13
#11 Mocs	7	10	6	7	30

At Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Mocs	14	17	7	0	38
Catamounts	10	0	7	8	25

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	10	16	7	3	36
#7 Mocs	14	7	0	7	28

At Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Mocs	3	0	0	0	3
#1 (FBS) Crimson Tide	0	14	7	10	31

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Wildcats	0	0	7	7	14
#11 Mocs	14	10	7	14	45

Second Round–Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Mocs	0	14	10	12	36
#1 Bearkats	14	7	14	6	41

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	11	10	9	7	12	11	13
Coaches	7	6	4	3	3	3	3	8	8	8	7	11	9	10
FCS Playoffs	Not released									8	7	—	Not released

NFL Draft Selections

Year	Round	Overall	Player	Team	Position
2017	6	217	Corey Levin	Tennessee Titans	G

References

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