2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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

2016 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

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.

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

Game summaries

Shorter

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

See also: 2016 Shorter Hawks football team

At Presbyterian

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

See also: 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

At Furman

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

See also: 2016 Furman Paladins football team

Samford

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

See also: 2015 Samford Bulldogs football team

At East Tennessee State

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

See also: 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Mercer

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

See also: 2016 Mercer Bears football team

At The Citadel

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

See also: 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

VMI

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

See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team

At Western Carolina

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

See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Wofford

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

See also: 2016 Wofford Terriers football team

At Alabama

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

See also: 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

Second Round–Sam Houston State

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

See also: 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Ranking movements

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

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