CHATTANOOGA FOOTBALL VS. ELON SATURDAY, OCT. 30 • 2:00 P.M. (E.D.T.) FINLEY STADIUM (20,668) • CHATTANOOGA, TENN. CHATTANOOGA MOCS (5-2, 4-1 SOCON) Date Opponent Time/Result Watch NO. 20 MOCS HOST ELON...UTC HAS NEVER BEATEN THE PHOENIX AT HOME Sept. 4 ......No. 3 APPALACHIAN ST.* ....... L, 41-42 .............SportSouth Sept. 11 ....at No. 5 Jacksonville St .......... L, 17-21 .....................JSUTV When you talk about meaningful college football games in late October in Chattanooga, most fans automatically turn to their Sept. 18 ....EASTERN KENTUCKY .............. W, 42-24..........GoMocs.com favorite SEC teams such as Tennessee, Georgia or Alabama. However, the Chattanooga Mocs (5-2, 4-1 SoCon) are starting to Sept. 25 ....at Western Carolina* ............. W, 27-21............................... work their way into that conversation with their play over the last two seasons. Oct. 2........Open .................................................................................. Oct. 9........at The Citadel* ...................... W, 28-10..........GoMocs.com In 2009, the Mocs were fighting for their first winning season in four years as the season wound down. Currently, UTC is still Oct. 16......No. 18 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* ..... W, 35-27..........GoMocs.com in the playoff hunt and just one game behind league leading Appalachian State (7-0, 5-0 SoCon) when they host Elon on Oct. Oct. 23......at No 25 Furman* ................. W, 36-28.............................. Oct. 30 ...ELON* .............................2:00 p.m..... GoMocs.com 30. Chattanooga is No. 20 in the nation and has a legitimate shot at making the postseason for the first time since 1984. A Nov. 6 .......at Auburn ............................. TBA..................SEC NEtwork win for the Mocs would secure back-to-winning seasons for the first time in nearly 20 years and move them one step closer Nov. 13 .....SAMFORD* ............................ 2:00 p.m ..........GoMocs.com to ‘Restoring the Glory’ to Chattanooga football. Nov. 20 .....at No. 9 Wofford* .................. 1:30 p.m ........................TBA ELON PHOENIX (2-5, 1-3 SOCON) Game time against the Phoenix (2-5, 1-3 SoCon) is set for 2:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) at Finley Stadium. Saturday’s game will definitely be Date Opponent W-L/Time entertaining to those who like to see teams air it out. Both Elon and UTC are in the top-10 in the nation in passing offense. Sept. 4 ......at Duke ................................. L, 27-41 ............................... Sept. 11 ....SHAW.................................... W, 55-26.............................. Despite a 2-5 overall record, the Phoenix is still a dangerous opponent. They were picked second in the SoCon in the preseason Sept. 18 ....at Richmond ......................... L, 21-27 (OT) ....................... Sept. 25 ....No. 24 Georgia Southern ....... L, 21-38 ............................... polls and were ranked in the top-10 earlier in the season. UTC has never defeated Elon in Finley Stadium, losing all three of Oct. 2........SAMFORD.............................. W, 24-19.............................. their previous home contests against the Phoenix. Oct. 9........at No. 1 Appalachian State .... L, 31-34 ............................... Oct. 16......Open .................................................................................. Saturday’s game is sponsored by Ruby Falls and all youth who show up in their Halloween costumes will receive free admission. Oct. 23......No. 9 WOFFORD ..................... L, 21-28 ............................... Trick-or-treating stations will be set up on the concourse at Finley Stadium. Oct. 30 ...at No. 20 Chattanooga .....2:00 p.m........................ Nov. 6 .......at THE CITADEL ...................... 2:00 p.m .............................. The Chattanooga FoodBank is also holding a canned food TALE OF THE TAPE Nov. 13 .....FURMAN ............................... 1:30 p.m .............................. Average Hts/Wts of players from the two-deep Nov. 20 .....WESTERN CAROLINA ............. 3:00 p.m .............................. drive for the game. Fans who bring three canned food items will receive free admission. ELON CHATTANOOGA BROADCAST INFORMATION 6-4, 283 ...................Off. Line/Tight Ends ..................6-4, 275 Radio: All Mocs football games are broadcast on ESPN Radio 105.1 6-0, 208 ...................Off. Backs (QB & RB) ..................6-1, 211 The Mocs and Lady Mocs basketball teams will be returning FM. The Mocs Radio Network consists of Jim Reynolds (play-by-play), 6-0, 194 ...........................Receivers ..........................6-1, 189 Todd Agne (color analyst) and Will Poindexter (sideline). to the First Tennessee Pavilion to tipoff their seasons for the 6-2, 252 ............................Def. Line ...........................6-2, 253 Internet: Audio and live stats for all UTC games are available on GoMocs. second year in a row. Chattanooga is hosting the Memorial 6-0, 221 ......................... Linebackers ........................6-1, 206 com. Live video is also available on GoMocs.com for the Elon game. Health Care System Blue & Gold Tipoff presented by Praters in 5-11, 187 .........................Def. Backs ........................5-11, 180 Television: There is no television broadcast for the Elon game, live the Pavilion just after the Moc Walk at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday. TOP PEFROMERS AT A GLANCE video is available on GoMocs.com. A full court will be installed in the Pavilion and the Mocs PASSING CMP. ATT. INT. YDS. TD CHATTANOOGA MEDIA RELATIONS basketball teams will be introduced to the crowd. The teams UTC will go through drills, scrimmages and dunking and shooting Jay Blackman (Director) .............................................(423) 425-5292 B.J. Coleman 135 226 7 1,871 16 Cell .................................................................(423) 598-6953 exhibitions. There will also be a number of interactive games ELON Email ..................................................Jay-Blackman@utc.edu to get the crowd involved with the event. Scott Riddle 197 293 6 2,208 20 Jim Horten (Assistant Director) ..................................(423) 425-2350 RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD Cell/Email ................. (423) 645-8733/[email protected] The football game is expected to see another huge crowd UTC Anne Wehunt (Assistant Director) ..............................(423) 425-4618 this weekend. Be sure to take advantage of the $6 tickets Erroll Wynn 86 509 81.7 4 Cell/Email .................(423) 933-5764/[email protected] available on GoMocs.com by entering the promotional code ELON Nathan Blythe (Assistant) ..........................................(423) 425-2116 Brandon Newsome 58 303 48.0 3 Cell/Email .......(772) 240-8742/[email protected] “Restore” courtesy of the Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD Media Relations Fax ...................................................(423) 425-4610 Company. You can also print your ticket at home to avoid the Finley Stadium Press Box............................................(423) 757-9332 lines on game day. UTC needs a little less than 10,000 fans for UTC Joel Bradford 55 875 125.0 5 the Elon game to break the single-season attendance record CONTENTS ELON at Finley Stadium. Notes ......................................1-9 Depth Chart........................14-15 Aaron Mellette 59 721 103.0 10 Media/Ticket Info ...................... 2 Coaching Staff ....................16-17 Elon Info .................................... 3 Players ...............................18-34 TACKLES UT AT TT TFL SACK Fans can also call the UTC Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS UTC UTC in the Stats Rankings .......... 9 The Last Time .....................35-36 (6627) or stop by the McKenzie Arena Box Office Monday- Roster .................................10-11 All-Time Bests vs. UTC ............. 36 Ryan Consiglio 44 31 75 4.0 0.0 Roster Breakdown ................... 12 Stats ........................................ 37 Friday, 10-5 p.m. The ticket window at the First Tennessee ELON Returning/Lost ........................ 13 Box Scores ..........................45-46 Pavilion opens at 10:00 a.m. on game day with all other ticket Brandon Wiggins 38 34 72 3.5 1.0 2010 CHATTANOOGA FOOTBALL 1 RESTORE THE GLORY FOOTBALL INFORMATION MEDIA/TICKET INFORMATION 2009 Record ........................................................................6-5 CHATTANOOGA PRACTICE POLICIES TICKET INFORMATION 2009 Southern Conference Record/Finish .....................4-4/4th Unless otherwise noted, Chattanooga’s practices are open to Ticket office hours at the McKenzie Arena are 10-5 M-F. Base Offensive/Defensive Alignments ..........multiple/multiple the media. In the event of inclement weather, practices may Individual game tickets are available: Starters Returning/Lost .....................................................18/8 be moved to Finley Stadium. All photographers must check in • online at www.gomocs.com Lettermen Returning/Lost ...............................................41/20 with a UTC Athletics Communications representatives prior to • by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627) Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost (Starters) ......25/10 (9/3) shooting. • at the ticket office at the McKenzie Arena Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost (Starters) ........14/9 (7/4) • The ticket window at the First Tennessee Pavilion opens four Specialist Lettermen Returning/Lost (Starters) ..........2/1 (2/1) This Week’s Practice Schedule (subject to change)