1998 Chattanooga Mocs football team

The 1998 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by fifth-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to tie for fourth place.[1]

1998 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDonnie Kirkpatrick (1st season)
CaptainBrent Cates, Brian Hampton, Mark Hill, Kenny Sanders
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
(capacity: 20,668)
1998 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^  8 –0   14 –1  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^  6 –2   10 –3  
Western Carolina  5 –3   6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4   5 –6  
The Citadel  4 –4   5 –6  
East Tennessee State  3 –5   4 –7  
Wofford  3 –5   4 –7  
Furman  3 –5   5 –6  
VMI  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmSamford*
W 23–139,778
September 124:00 pmat East Carolina*L 0–3134,028[2]
September 193:30 pmNo. 25 Troy State*
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 6–237,618
September 2612:00 pmNo. 3 Georgia SouthernL 25–426,574
October 32:00 pmat WoffordW 31–36,791
October 177:00 pmVMIdagger
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 45–710,329
October 241:00 pmat Western CarolinaL 21–247,747
October 311:30 pmNo. 4 Appalachian State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 7–285,231[3]
November 72:00 pmat The CitadelW 13–1016,842
November 141:30 pmEast Tennessee State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–74,320
November 211:30 pmat FurmanL 28–316,215[4]

References

  1. "1998 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. "Pirates open upper deck with shutout of Mocs". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 13, 1998. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Appalachian State beats Chattanooga". The Jackson Sun. November 1, 1997. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Paladins nip Mocs in finale". The Greenville News. November 22, 1998. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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