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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