2023 Chattanooga Mocs football team

The 2023 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by fifth-year head coach Rusty Wright and played home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

2023 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record8–5 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pizzo (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorLorenzo Ward (5th season)
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Furman $^   7 1     10 3  
No. 14 Chattanooga ^   6 2     8 5  
No. 17 Mercer ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 23 Western Carolina   5 3     7 4  
Samford   4 4     6 5  
VMI   4 4     5 6  
East Tennessee State   2 6     3 8  
Wofford   2 6     2 9  
The Citadel   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The Mocs finished the 2022 season with a record of 7–4, 6–2 SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at North Alabama*ESPN+L 27–419,361
September 96:00 p.m.Kennesaw State*ESPN+W 27–208,123
September 166:00 p.m.The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 48–36,440
September 231:00 p.m.at No. 20 SamfordESPN+W 47–2410,870
September 306:00 p.m.at WoffordESPN+W 23–132,956
October 74:00 p.m.No. 11 Western Carolina No. 24
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 50–528,978
October 144:00 p.m.at MercerNo. 25ESPN+W 22–108,729
October 211:00 p.m.East Tennessee StateNo. 21
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 34–38,144
October 281:30 p.m.at VMINo. 17ESPN+W 24–235,318
November 41:30 p.m.No. 2 FurmanNo. 14
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 14–179,201
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 8 (FBS) Alabama*No. 18SECN+/ESPN+L 10–66100,077
November 253:00 p.m.at No. 13 Austin Peay*No. 18ESPN+W 24–217,249
December 21:00 p.m.at No. 7 Furman*No. 18
ESPN+L 7–268,117
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 Chattanooga Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 11, 2023.