CHATTANOOGA MOCS FOOTBALL 2012 SESAON RECAP 6-5 overall • 5-3 Socon (T4Th) THIRD WINNING RECORD IN LAST FOUR YEARS chattanooga MocS (6-5, 5-3 Socon) Date Opponent Time/Result Watch 2012 CHATTANOOGA FOOTBALL SEASON RECAP Sept. 1 ....at USF ................................L, 13-34 ................ESPN3 Sept. 8 ....at No. 24 Jacksonville St ....L, 24-27 ................JSU TV The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team put together at 6-5 record in 2012, finishing Sept. 13 ..GLENVILLE State ...........W, 35-0 ........GoMocs.com tied for fourth in the Southern Conference at 5-3. The Mocs have posted 6-5 winning seasons in Sept. 22 ..No. 17 Appalachian ST* ...L, 17-34 .......GoMocs.com three of the last four years, the first time that has happened since 1984-87. Sept. 29 ..at No. 11 The Citadel* ........W, 28-10 ...CitadelSports.com Oct. 6 ......OPEN ................................................................................ Oct. 13 ....at Furman* .........................W, 31-10 ...............ESPN3 All four of UTC’s FCS losses came against teams who were ranked at the time. Three of Chattanooga’s Oct. 20 ....SAMFORD* ........................W, 20-13 ......GoMocs.com four losses have been by a total of 14 points and the Mocs were tied in the fourth quarter in all four Oct. 27 ....No. 2 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* ..L, 31-39 (OT) ....... GoMocs.com losses. Nov. 3 .....at Western Carolina* ..........W, 45-24 ... CatamountSports.com Nov. 10 ...at No. 13 Wofford* ..............L, 13-16 (OT) ........ESPN3 Nov. 17 ...ELON* ................................W, 24-17 .... GoMocs.com SEASON NO. 105 The Chattanooga Mocs completed their 105th season of football in 2012. The University of Chattanooga was founded in 1886 and football began play in 1904. No teams were fielded in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I. There was also a two-year hiatus from football action during World War II in 1943 and 1944. The Mocs have an all-time record of 494-503-35 (.496) and have won 10 conference titles. COACH HUESMAN AT A GLANCE Russ Huesman is 23-21 in his four years at Chattanooga after being hired as the 22nd head coach at UTC on Dec. 22, 2008. A 1983 graduate of UTC and a former defensive back, Huesman guided Chattanooga to a 6-5 mark in 2009, equaling the number of wins UTC had seen in the previous three years combined. Huesman is 21-17 against FCS with 12 of those losses coming against ranked opponents, including eight in the top-10. BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: All Mocs football games are broadcast on ESPN Prior to his return to Chattanooga, Huesman spent the 25 seasons building a reputation as one of Radio 105.1 FM. The Mocs Radio Network consists of Jim the top defensive-minded assistant coaches in the country. He spent five seasons as the defensive Reynolds (play-by-play), Todd Agne (color analyst) and Will coordinator at the University of Richmond before joining UTC and also coached at Memphis (1998- Poindexter (sideline). Internet: Free audio and live stats for all games on Go- 2003) and William & Mary (14 yrs), serving as the Defensive Coordinator for the 1996-97 seasons. Mocs.com. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Huesman played prep football at perennial power Moeller High School, Television: TV coverage is announced on a game-by- where he lettered for four years under head coach Gerry Faust. game basis. CHATTANOOGA MEDIA RELATIONS MOCS DEFENSE IS STRONG AGAIN Jay Blackman (Assistant AD) .............................. (423) 425-5292 For the second year in a row, the Mocs have one of the top defenses in the Southern Conference. Cell ........................................................... (423) 598-6953 After leading the league in total defense in 2011, allowing just 305 yards, UTC finished second in Email [email protected] Jim Horten (Assistant Director) ............................ (423) 425-2350 the SoCon in 2012 with 308 yards of total defense. Chattanooga was 10th in the nation in total Cell/Email ............(423) 645-8733/[email protected] defense and 18th scoring defense (20.4 ppg) this season. The Mocs were also 12th in the FCS in Anne Wehunt (Assistant Director) ....................... (423) 425-4618 pass defense (166.0) and 14th in turnover margin (+8). Cell/Email ............(423) 933-5764/[email protected] Tyler Brown (Assistant) .........................................(423) 425-2116 Cell/Email ..... (931) 235-1378/[email protected] TULL A CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN AND SOCON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Media Relations Fax ............................................ (423) 425-4610 Sophomore Davis Tull was named the 2012 Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year Finley Stadium Press Box ................................... (423) 757-9332 by the league’s coaches and media. He is the first sophomore since Appalachian State’s Dexter CONTENTS Coakley to earn SoCon Player of the Year honors. Tull is also the first Moc to earn recognition on Notes ............................1-11 Roster ........................ 12-13 four All-American teams in one season since punter Pumpy Tudors in 1990. He was a First Team UTC Stats Rankings ..........3 Roster Breakdown ..... 14-15 AFCA and Walter Camp Foundation All-American and a Second Team All-American by The Sports UTC/Athletics Staff ............4 Depth Chart ............... 16-17 Rankings ............................5 Players ....................... 18-32 Network and the Associated Press. He led the SoCon and was third in the nation with a UTC SoCon Info .........................6 2012 Stats ................. 33-48 single-season record 12.5 sacks. He also led the SoCon and was fifth in the nation with a UTC Records/Future Skeds .......7 single-season record 19.0 TFLs. DYK/Finley Attend. ............8 1 FOOTBALL INFORMATION 2011 Record ................................................................. 5-6 THREE MOCS EARN ALL-AMERICAN HONORS 2011 Southern Conference Record/Finish ........... 3-5/T6th In addition to Davis Tull’s four All-American honors, two other Mocs also earned national recognition. 2011 Home/Road Record ....................................... 2-3/3-3 Junior linebacker Wes Dothard repeated as a All-American, earning third team honors from The Sports Base Offensive Alignment ..................................... multiple Network and College Sports Madness. Dothard led the Mocs with 94 tackles. He was a first team Base Defensive Alignment ..................................... multiple pick last season and was on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch list as one of the nation’s top defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost ..........................................45/21 players throughout 2012. He also had six tackles-for-loss, an interception and two forced fumbles Starters Returning/Lost ................................................17/8 while leading one of the top defenses in the FCS. Sophomore Faysal Shafaat led all tight-ends in the Offensive Returning/Lost (Starters) .................. 25/10 (8/3) SoCon with 37 catches and was named to the College Sports Madness FCS Football All-American Offensive Linemen Returning/Lost (Starters) ..... 11/2 (4/1) Third Team. He totaled 295 receiving yards and tied for the team lead with five touchdowns. Shafaat Defensive Returning/Lost (Starters) ................... 19/8 (8/3) is the first tight end at UTC to earn All-American honors. Defensive Linemen Returning/Lost (Starters) ...... 8/2 (4/0) Specialists Returning/Lost (Starters) .................... 1/3 (1/2) EIGHT MOCS NAMED ALL-SOCON FOOTBALL HISTORY 2012 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year Davis Tull is one of eight Mocs on the various All-SoCon Seasons ........................................................................104 teams. He was joined on the coaches first team by junior linebacker Wes Dothard. Sophomore All-Time Record .....................................494-503-35 (.496) tight end Faysal Shafaat, junior defensive lineman Derrick Lott and junior defensive backs D.J. Key Record at Finley Stadium ...............................36-48 (.429) and Kadeem Wise made the coaches second team. Key was a first-team selection by the league’s Southern Conference Titles ... 4 (1977t, 1978t, 1979t, 1984t) media while senior offensive lineman Adam Miller made the media’s second team. Freshman Jacob NCAA Playoff Appearances (Last) ........................ 1 (1984) Huesman was also named to the SoCon All-Freshman team. FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach .............................................Russ Huesman MILLER NAMED TO FCS ACADEMIC ALL-STAR TEAM Senior Adam Miller was named one of 54 members of the 15th Annual Football Championship alma mater .......................................... Chattanooga ‘83 Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All Star Team. Each of the nominees Record @ UTC ....................................23-21 (4th Year) are required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate study Career Record ......................................................same and be a starter or key player with legitimate athletics credentials. A native of Cohutta, Ga., Miller Office Phone .........................................(423) 425-4494 has a 3.78 g.p.a. as a Construction Management major. He is now a two-time member of the FCS Off. Coord ...Marcus Satterfield (4th Year) - East Tenn. St. ‘99 ADA Academic All-Star Team, having also won the honor last season. He started 40 games for the Phone/Email ...(423) 425-5385/[email protected] Mocs at right tackle, including