The 2002 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by third-year head coach Donnie Kirkpatrick and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 2–10 overall and 2–6 in SoCon play to tied for seventh place.[1][2]
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 2–10 (2–6 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Donnie Kirkpatrick (5th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tim Burke (1st season) |
Home stadium | Finley Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Wofford | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Appalachian State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | at West Virginia* | L 7–56 | 54,455 | ||
September 7 | Alabama State* |
| L 23–41 | 7,180 | [3] |
September 14 | at Tennessee Tech* | L 3–13 | 8,235 | ||
September 21 | Gardner–Webb* |
| L 24–26 | 4,317 | |
September 28 | No. 18 Georgia Southern | L 10–38 | 8,566 | ||
October 5 | at No. 20 Wofford | L 21–27 OT | 9,107 | ||
October 19 | VMI |
| L 31–35 | 5,237 | |
October 26 | at Western Carolina | L 28–45 | 7,021 | ||
November 2 | No. 14 Appalachian State |
| L 17–20 | 7,139 | [4] |
November 9 | at The Citadel | W 34–31 | 18,818 | ||
November 16 | East Tennessee State |
| W 27–10 | 3,813 | |
November 23 | at No. 8 Furman | L 7–35 | 7,423 | [5] | |
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References
edit- ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
- ^ "UTC "Reassigns" Football Coach Donnie Kirkpatrick". The Chattanoogan.
- ^ "Alabama St. 41, Chattanooga 23". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Win keeps ASU's playoff hopes alive". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paladins whip Mocs, wait for NCAA's call". The Greenville News. November 24, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.