The Chattanooga Mocs college football team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga[A 1] as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The program has had 24 head coaches, since it began play during the 1899 season. Since December 2018, Rusty Wright has served as head coach at Chattanooga.[1]
The Mocs have played nearly 1,100 games over 116.[2] In that time, two coaches have led Chattanooga in postseason playoff games: Buddy Nix and Russ Huesman. Five coaches have won conference championships: Frank Thomas won three, Harold Drew won one, and Scrappy Moore one as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Moore won three as a member of the Dixie Conference, and; Joe Morrison and Russ Huesman each won three as a member of the Southern Conference.
Moore is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 171 victories during his 37 years with the program.[2] Thomas has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.730.[2] Sam McAllister has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .083.[2] Of the 24 different head coaches who have led the Mocs, Thomas and Moore have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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- ^ "Chattanooga hires Georgia State assistant Rusty Wright". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 19, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c d University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. "All-Time Coaching Records" (PDF). p. 161. Retrieved September 15, 2021.