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2018 CHATTANOOGA MOCS SEASON RECAP 6-5, 4-4 SOCON • TIED FOR FOURTH CHATTANOOGA MOCS (6-5, 4-4 SOCON) Date Opponent Time/Result Watch MOCS IMPROVE THREE GAMES IN 2018 Aug. 30 ...TENNESSEE TECH ...........W, 34-10 ...............ESPN3 Sept. 8 ....at The Citadel* ...................W, 29-28 (OT) ......ESPN+ The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team posted a three-game improvement from Sept. 15 ..at UT Martin .......................W, 34-24 ...............ESPN+ 2017’s 3-8 campaign to this year’s 6-5 mark. The Mocs were 4-4 in Southern Conference action, Sept. 22 ..No. 17 SAMFORD* ............W, 27-20 ...............ESPN+ tying for fourth in the league standings. Sept. 29 ..at ETSU* ............................L, 14-17 ................ESPN+ Oct. 6 ......No. 6/7 WOFFORD*...........L, 10-21 ................ESPN+ Oct. 13 ....at Western Carolina* ..........W, 26-6 .................ESPN+ Chattanooga actually jumped out to a 4-0 start under second-year head coach Tom Arth. It was the Oct. 20 ....OPEN ........................................................................... second time in the last three seasons, and just the sixth time in school history UTC started a season 4-0. Oct. 27 ....VMI*HC ................................W, 34-27 ...............ESPN+ Nov. 3 .....at Furman* .........................L, 10-16 ................ESPN3 The Mocs battled their way back in the top 25. Heading into the ETSU game in Week 5, Chattanooga Nov. 10 ...MERCER* ..........................L, 9-13 ..................ESPN+ Nov. 17 ...at South Carolina ...............L, 9-49 ..................SECNA checked at No. 24 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll and No. 20 in the STATS FCS Top 25. SEASON NOTES • Tom Arth resigned as head coach on Dec. 14 to take the Chattanooga was impressive on defense throughout the 2018 campaign. UTC finished second in same position at the University of Akron. the Southern Conference and No. 14 in the Football Championship subdivision in scoring defense, • Former Moc and former UTC assistant coach Rusty allowing 21.0 points per game. The Mocs were also third in the SoCon in total defense at 362.7 Wright was named head coach of the Mocs on Dec. 19. yards allowed per contest. • UTC was second in the SoCon and No. 14 in the FCS in scoring defense (21.0). • Senior DL Isaiah Mack finished 17th in the voting for the Senior defensive lineman Isaiah Mack capped off an outstanding career with the coaches and media Buck Buchanan Award, was the SoCon Defensive Player of SoCon Defensive Player of the Year Award. He was a finalist for the 2018 Buck Buchanan Award, the Year and a consensus All-American. posting 8.5 sacks, 11.5 TFLs and two forced fumbles on the year. He finished 17th in the voting for • Sophomore WR Bryce Nunnelly was sixth in the nation with 112.5 receiving yards per game. the national honor. He also earned seven All-American honors. • DL Devonnsha Maxwell earned multiple Freshman All- American honors after posting 5.5 sacks. Sophomore receiver Bryce Nunnelly was also outstanding in 2018. A first team All-SoCon pick, he BROADCAST INFORMATION was second in the SoCon and sixth in the nation with 112.5 receiving yards per game. He was also Radio: All Mocs football games are broadcast on Real 96.1 FM. The eighth in the nation with 7.2 receptions per game and his 1,237 receiving yards is No. 2 on the Mocs Mocs Radio Network personalities consist of Jim Reynolds (play-by- single-season receiving yards list. play), Todd Agne (color analyst) and Will Poindexter (sideline). Internet: Free live audio and live stats for all games on GoMocs.com. Links are available on the football schedule page on GoMocs.com. Junior quarterback Nick Tiano put up some impressive passing numbers. He was 19th in the FCS in Television: All UTC home games, and all Southern Conference con- completion percentage (61.6%) and 16th in completions per game (21.2). He was 20th in the nation tests, broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. All 11 games in with 246.4 passing yards per game and 23rd in total offense (268.1). 2018 were shown on ESPN+, ESPN3 or the SEC Network. CHATTANOOGA MEDIA RELATIONS Defensive lineman Devonnsha Maxwell earned multiple Freshman All-American honors. He played Dr. JAy Blackman (Sr. Associate AD) .................. (423) 425-5292 in nine games with five starts, including each of the last three. He posted 32 tackles and was second Cell ........................................................... (423) 598-6953 Email [email protected] on the team with 6.5 for loss and 5.5 sacks. His sack total was second on UTC’s all-time freshman Jim Horten (Director) ........................................... (423) 425-2350 list, trailing Joshua Williams 7.0 in 2009. Cell/Email ............(423) 645-8733/[email protected] Anne Wehunt (Assistant Director) ....................... (423) 425-4618 On Dec. 14, head coach Tom Arth stepped down to take the same position at the University of Akron. Cell/Email ............(423) 933-5764/[email protected] Corey Belonzi (Assistant) .....................................(423) 425-2116 Five days later, former Moc Rusty Wright was named the head coach at his alma mater. Cell/Email ........... (724) 674-4871/[email protected] Media Relations Fax ............................................ (423) 425-1710 Wright played at UTC from 1992-95 and had two different stints as an assistant coach with the Mocs. Finley Stadium Press Box ................................... (423) 757-9332 His most recent time in Chattanooga was on Russ Huesman’s staff from 2013-16. He spent the CONTENTS previous two seasons as an assistant at Georgia State. Notes ............................. 1-9 Records .............................9 History/Coaches Contact ...2 Roster .........................10-11 Opponent Info ....................3 Depth Chart ............... 12-13 IT’S ALL IN THE NAME SoCon Info .........................4 Arth/Coaches ...................14 On first reference, it is acceptable to refer to us as the “University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.” NCAA/SoCon Stats Rank ..5 Career-Highs ...................15 Rankings ............................6 Players ....................... 16-27 After that, we prefer to be called “Chattanooga” or “UTC.” Our nickname is “Mocs”. UTC/Athletics Staff ............7 Stats .......................... 28-37 DYK/Finley Attend .............8 Box Scores ................ 38-39 1 FOOTBALL INFORMATION POSTSEASON RECOGNITION 2017 Record ................................................................. 3-8 ALL-AMERICAN GOOGLE CLOUD COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT 2017 Southern Conference Record/Finish ........... 3-5/T6th Isaiah Mack AFCA FCS All-American DB - Rashun Freeman, So. 2017 Home/Road Record ....................................... 1-4/2-4 Associated Press FCS All-American WR - Bryce Nunnelly, So. Base Offensive Alignment ..................................... multiple First Team Base Defensive Alignment ..................................... multiple Athlon Sports FCS All-American DORIS ROBINSON SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD FINALIST Lettermen Returning/Lost ..........................................37/29 HeroSports.com FCS All-American RB - Alex Trotter, Sr. Starters Returning/Lost ................................................16/9 First Team Offensive Returning/Lost (Starters) .................. 18/13 (7/4) Phil Steele FCS All-American ALLSTATE GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE Offensive Linemen Returning/Lost (Starters) ....... 6/3 (4/1) First Team RB - Alex Trotter, Sr. Defensive Returning/Lost (Starters) ................. 16/15 (7/4) STATS FCS All-American Defensive Linemen Returning/Lost (Starters) ...... 5/3 (2/1) First Team ACADEMIC ALL-SOCON Walter Camp FCS All-American P - Colin Brewer, Jr. Specialists Returning/Lost (Starters) .................... 3/1 (2/1) LB - Marshall Cooper, Jr. FOOTBALL HISTORY SOPHOMORE ALL-AMERICAN DB - Rashun Freeman, So. Seasons ..................................................................... 111th Bryce Nunnelly HeroSports.com Sophomore All-American LB - Jerrell Lawson, So. All-Time Record .....................................539-532-35 (.503) First Team LS - Jared Nash, Jr. Record at Finley Stadium ...............................61-58 (.513) WR - Bryce Nunnelly, So. SoCon Titles ...7 (1977t, 1978t, 1979, 1984, 2013t, 2014, 2015t) FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN LB - Hawk Schrider, Jr. NCAA Playoff Appearances .... 4 (1984, 2014, 2015, 2016) Devonnsha Maxwell Phil Steele Freshman All-American RB - Jonathan Stovall, So. First Team OL - Cole Strange, So. FOOTBALL STAFF HeroSports.com Freshman All-American RB - Alex Trotter, Sr. Head Coach .......................................................Tom Arth Honorable Mention Alma Mater .......................................... John Carroll ‘03 NFLPA COLLEGIATE BOWL Record @ UTC .....................................9-13 (2nd year) COACHES ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TEAM Isaiah Mack Career Record .....................................49-21 (6th year) Defensive Player of the Year – Isaiah Mack, Sr., DL Office Phone .........................................(423) 425-4494 First Team Offense Off. Coord ...Justin Rascati (2nd Year) - James Madison ‘05 WR - Bryce Nunnelly, So. Email [email protected] Def. Coord ...Matt Feeney (2nd Year) - John Carroll ‘14 First Team Defense Email [email protected] DL - Isaiah Mack, Sr. Receivers ....Greg Harbaugh, Jr. (1st Year) - Averett ‘09 DB - Brandon Dowdell, So.