2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team

The 2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by sixth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2014 was a historic season for the Mocs. The Mocs won ten games in a season for the first time in program history, won the SoCon Conference outright for the first time in program history, went undefeated in the SoCon for the first time in program history, and went to the postseason for the first time since 1984, netting a number eight seed and a first-round bye.[1] Chattanooga beat Indiana State at home for the program's first-ever home playoff win in the Second Round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs before falling to New Hampshire, 35–30, in the Quarterfinal.

2014 Chattanooga Mocs football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record10–4 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Braithwaite (2nd season)
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Chattanooga $^   7 0     10 4  
Samford   5 2     7 4  
Western Carolina   5 2     7 5  
Wofford   4 3     6 5  
The Citadel   3 4     5 7  
Furman   2 5     3 9  
Mercer   1 6     6 6  
VMI   1 6     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmat Central Michigan*No. 14ESPN3L 16–2015,793
September 66:00 pmNo. 9 Jacksonville State*No. 13L 23–26 OT14,285
September 135:00 pmat Austin Peay*No. 14W 42–66,883
September 277:00 pmSamfordNo. 14
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ASNW 38–248,872
October 44:00 pmVMI No. 14
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 55–78,848
October 114:00 pmat Tennessee*No. 13SECNL 10–4593,097
October 1812:00 pmat The CitadelNo. 17ASNW 34–148,037
October 2512:00 pmMercerNo. 15
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ASNW 38–3110,763
November 12:00 pmat Western CarolinaNo. 14SDNW 51–08,705
November 81:00 pmWoffordNo. 13
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN3W 31–139,692
November 152:30 pmat Tennessee Tech*No. 9W 38–174,009
November 223:30 pmat FurmanNo. 9ASNW 45–194,377
December 61:00 pmNo. 25 Indiana State*No. 8
ESPN3W 35–148,419
December 128:00 pmat No. 1 New Hampshire*No. 8
ESPN2L 30–356,380

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Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network14131415141413171514139988
Coaches16151714151412151412119988

NFL draft

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Year Round Overall Player Team Position
2015 5 148 Davis Tull New Orleans Saints OLB

References

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  1. ^ Hargis, Stephen (November 7, 2014). "Chattanooga Mocs poised to end 30-year drought". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football - Schedule - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Official Athletics Site". University of Tennessee–Chattanooga Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.