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Chattanooga Mocs Preseason Prospectus CHATTANOOGA MOCS PRESEASON PROSPECTUS 2016 RESULTS - 9-4 OVERALL • 6-2 SOCON (T2ND) THREE-STRAIGHT NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2017 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Watch 2017 CHATTANOOGA FOOTBALL SUMMER PROSPECTUS Aug. 26 ...vs. Jacksonville StMontgomery, Ala. ...6:00 p.m .................ESPN Sept. 2 ....OPEN ........................................................................... The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team begins fall training camp on Sept. 9 ....at LSU ................................TBA ............ SEC Network Monday, July 24. UTC is getting an early start on preparations for the 2017 due to its early Sept. 16 ..UT-MARTIN .......................6:00 p.m ...............ESPN3 Sept. 23 ..at VMI* ...............................1:30 p.m ..............ESPN3 season opener against Jacksonville State on Saturday, Aug. 26. Sept. 30 ..WESTERN CAROLINA* ....6:00 p.m ...............ESPN3 Oct. 7 ......FURMAN*HC .......................4:00 p.m ...............ESPN3 Oct. 14 ....at Mercer*...........................TBA ......................ESPN3 CAMP SCHEDULE Oct. 21 ....THE CITADEL* ...................2:00 p.m ...............ESPN3 Monday – July 24 – 2:30 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field (Upperclassmen only) Oct. 28 ....at Samford* ........................3:00 p.m ...............ESPN3 Nov. 4 .....at Wofford* .........................2:00 p.m ...............ESPN3 Monday – July 24 – 8:00 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field (Freshmen/Newcomers only) Nov. 11 ....OPEN ........................................................................... Tuesday – July 25 – 2:15 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field (Upperclassmen only) Nov. 19 ...ETSU* ................................2:00 p.m ...............ESPN3 2016 RESULTS (9-4, 6-2 SOCON) Tuesday – July 25 – 8:00 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field (Freshmen/Newcomers only) Date Opponent Time/Result Watch Wednesday – July 26 – 2:30 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field (Upperclassmen only) Sept. 1 ...SHORTER ..........................W, 66-0 ........GoMocs.com Wednesday – July 26 – 8:00 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field (Freshmen/Newcomers only) Sept. 10 ..PRESBYTERIAN ..............W, 34-0 ........GoMocs.com Sept. 17 ..at Furman* .........................W, 21-14 ....... ESPN3/CW Thursday – July 27 – Off Sept. 24 ..SAMFORD* .......................W, 41-21 ......GoMocs.com Friday – July 28 – 11:45 a.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Oct. 1 ......at ETSU* ............................W, 37-7 .............SoConDN Oct. 8 ......MERCER* ..........................W, 52-31 ......GoMocs.com Saturday – July 29 – 10:00 a.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Oct. 15 ....at No. 8/9 The Citadel* .......L, 14-22 .................. FSSE Oct. 22 ....VMI* ...................................W, 30-13 ......GoMocs.com Sunday – July 30 – 10:00 a.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Oct. 29 ....at Western Carolina* ..........W, 38-25 .....................CW -- Nov. 5 .....OPEN ........................................................................... Nov. 12 ...WOFFORD* .......................L, 28-36 .......GoMocs.com Monday – July 31 – Off Nov. 19 ...at No. 1 Alabama................L, 3-31 ..................ESPN2 Tuesday – Aug. 1 – 2:30 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Nov. 26 ...No. 23/25 WEBER STATE ...W, 45-14 ...............ESPN3 Dec. 3 .....at No. 1 Sam Houston St .....L, 36-41 ................ESPN3 Wednesday – Aug. 2 – 11:15 a.m. – Scrappy Moore Field SEASON NOTES Thursday – Aug. 3 – 11:15 a.m. – Scrappy Moore Field • Tom Arth took over as head coach on Dec. 19, 2016. Friday – Aug. 4 – 6:00 p.m. – Finley Stadium • The Mocs return 11 starters, including five on offense, five on defense and the punter. Saturday – Aug. 5 – 11:00 a.m. – Finley Stadium • 47 returning lettermen are the most for the Mocs since 52 came Sunday – Aug. 6 – Off back for the 1997 season. --- • The Mocs had two (Corey Levin & Keionta Davis) at the NFL Combine for the second time in the last three years. Monday – Aug. 7 – 2:30 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field • Arth’s first recruiting class was ranked No. 11 in the FCS. Tuesday – Aug. 8 – 11:15 a.m. – Scrappy Moore Field CHATTANOOGA MEDIA RELATIONS Wednesday – Aug. 9 – 10:00 a.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Dr. Jay Blackman (Sr. Associate AD) ................... (423) 425-5292 Thursday – Aug. 10 – 6:00 p.m. – Finley Stadium Cell ........................................................... (423) 598-6953 Friday – Aug. 11 – 11:00 a.m. – Finley Stadium Email [email protected] Jim Horten (Director) ........................................... (423) 425-2350 Saturday – Aug. 12 – Off Cell/Email ............(423) 645-8733/[email protected] Sunday – Aug. 13 – 2:30 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Anne Wehunt (Assistant Director) ....................... (423) 425-4618 Cell/Email ............(423) 933-5764/[email protected] --- Corey Belonzi (Assistant) .....................................(423) 425-2116 Monday – Aug. 14 – 2:30 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Cell/Email ........... (724) 674-4871/[email protected] Tuesday – Aug. 15 – 2:30 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Media Relations Fax ............................................ (423) 425-1710 Finley Stadium Press Box ................................... (423) 757-9332 Wednesday – Aug. 16 – 2:30 p.m. - Scrappy Moore Field CONTENTS Thursday – Aug. 17 – 2:30 p.m. – Scrappy Moore Field Notes ............................. 1-9 Roster .........................10-11 Friday – Aug. 18 – 11:00 a.m. – Scrappy Moore Field UTC Stats Rankings ..........3 Returning/Lost .................13 Rankings .........................4/9 Depth Chart ............... 14-15 SoCon Info .........................6 Arth/Coaches ...................16 Records .............................7 Career-Highs ...................17 DYK/Finley Attend. ............8 Players ....................... 18-23 UTC/Athletics Staff ............9 Stats .......................... 24-36 1 FOOTBALL INFORMATION MOCS OPEN SEASON ON ESPN AGAINST JACKSONVILLE STATE 2016 Record ................................................................. 9-4 UTC is set to take part in the 2017 Guardian Kickoff Classic against the Jacksonville State 2016 Southern Conference Record/Finish .......... 6-2/T2nd Gamecocks in Montgomery, Ala., on Aug. 26. This is the first college football game of the 2016 Home/Road Record ....................................... 5-1/4-3 season and features two of the top FCS Teams in the country. Action takes place in the Base Offensive Alignment ..................................... multiple Cramton Bowl and airs on ESPN at 6:00 p.m. (E.D.T.). JSU went 10-2 last season and Base Defensive Alignment ..................................... multiple finished the year No. 6 in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Mocs posted a 9-4 mark and were Lettermen Returning/Lost ..........................................46/22 Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................12/13 10th in the final national rankings. These two teams have met six times in the last seven Offensive Returning/Lost (Starters) .................. 20/12 (5/6) years, with both teams nationally ranked in four of those games. JSU won the last four Offensive Linemen Returning/Lost (Starters) ....... 7/4 (2/3) meetings, two of which went to overtime and the other two decided by three points each. Defensive Returning/Lost (Starters) ................... 23/9 (5/6) Each of those contests drew crowds of over 14,000. Defensive Linemen Returning/Lost (Starters) ...... 8/5 (1/3) Specialists Returning/Lost (Starters) .................... 3/1 (2/1) ARTH NAMED 23RD MOCS HEAD COACH FOOTBALL HISTORY Tom Arth was named the 23rd head coach of Mocs football on Dec. 19, 2016. He was the Seasons ........................................................................109 2016 NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year from John Carroll University in Cleveland, All-Time Record .....................................530-519-35 (.505) Record at Finley Stadium ...............................57-53 (.518) Ohio. A former NFL quarterback, Arth (35) owned a 40-8 overall record in four seasons SoCon Titles ...7 (1977t, 1978, 1979t, 1984, 2013t, 2014, 2015t) at his alma mater. His building of the John Carroll program was highlighted by 2016 road NCAA Playoff Appearances .... 4 (1984, 2014, 2015, 2016) victories over two No. 1-ranked opponents in Mount Union and Wisconsin-Whitewater. The FOOTBALL STAFF 2016 Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year guided the Blue Streaks to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the third time in his four-year tenure. Head Coach .......................................................Tom Arth Alma Mater .......................................... John Carroll ‘03 Record @ UTC .............................................. First Year In the four seasons under Arth’s leadership, John Carroll was among the nation’s elite, Career Record ........................................ 40-8 (4 years) finishing inside the top 25 every season, including top 5 finishes in 2016 (No. 3) and 2014 Office Phone .........................................(423) 425-4494 (No. 5). John Carroll won the league’s automatic bid for the first time in school history in Def. Coord .....Tom Kaufman (1st Year) - John Carroll ‘03 2016, breaking Mount Union’s run of 24 consecutive OAC titles. The Blue Streaks finished Phone/Email ...(423) 425-4145/[email protected] the season ranked No. 3 in the nation, tying a school record with a 12-2 overall tally and a Off. Coord ...Justin Rascati (1st Year) - James Madison ‘05 9-0 mark in league action. Phone/Email .... (423) 425-5385/[email protected]
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