Below are the Mocs' top-10 crowds at Finley Stadium: 
1.  22,642 - Tennessee State - W - 28-7 - Oct. 18, 1997
2.  15,072 - Georgia Southern - L - 10-31 - Sept. 23, 2000
3.  14,002 - Glenville State - W - 30-13 - Sept. 3, 2009
4.  13,186 - Samford - W - 23-6 - Aug. 31, 2000
5.  11,201 - Furman - L - 20-38 - Sept. 12, 2009
6.  10,329 - VMI - W - 45-7 - Oct. 17, 1998
7.  10,102 - Furman - L - 21-43 - Nov. 22, 1997
8.  9,778 - Samford - W - 23-13 - Sept. 3, 1998
9.  9,499 - Savannah State - W - 49-0 - Sept. 18, 1999
10.  9,320 - Western Carolina - W - 24-20 - Oct. 31, 2009  

 SEASON NO. 102
The Chattanooga Mocs are in their 102nd season of collegiate football.  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 454-467-32 (.493) and have won 10 conference titles.

ROSTER, DEPTH CHART AND BREAKDOWNS
A complete roster is located on pages 14-15 while a depth chart is found on pages 16-17 of the notes.  A full roster breakdown is on page 18.  

19 MOCS SEE FIRST COLLEGIATE ACTION IN FIRST FOUR GAMES
The Mocs had 16 players see their first collegiate action against Glenville State in the season opener.  There were four first-timers in the starting line-up, including RT Dustin Tate, LG Will Hewitt, RB Bo Dyer and LB Ryan Consiglio.  Two more, sophomore Thomas Green and freshman Arsenio Clemmons, got their feet wet against Furman for the first time against Furman.  Adam Miller saw his first playing time at Presbyterian. 

TEAMS NOTES AGAINST WESTERN CAROLINA
- With the 24-20 win the Mocs improve to 5-3 on the season and even their SoCon record at 3-3.  Western Carolina falls to 1-6 and 1-5 in the SoCon.  UTC needs one more victory to secure its first winning season since going 6-5 in 2005.

- UTC turned the ball over twice (INT by Coleman and fumble by Camay) in the first quarter that led to two Catamount field goals.  Those were the first points scored by WCU in the first quarter this season. 

- UTC trailed 13-0 in the second quarter following Michael Johnson's one-yard TD run.  The win marks UTC's biggest comeback since overcoming a 28-7 second quarter deficit in a 59-56 win against Appalachian State on Oct. 30, 2004. 

- The Mocs trailed 20-15 entering the fourth quarter.  Today's win was the first fourth quarter comeback since trailing 27-20 in a 30-27 win against Appalachian State on Oct. 20, 2000. 

- After allowing 13 points and 140 yards of total offense, UTC only gave up seven points and 77 yards in the second half. 

- The Mocs' offense line did not allow a sack for the second time this season.

- Chattanooga has a season-high 24 first downs.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES AGAINST WESTERN CAROLINA
Sophomore WR Sloan Allison
- Caught his second pass of the season for seven yards

Freshman RB Chris Awuah
- 29 yards rushing on 17 carries
- Scored his fourth rushing TD of the season...fifth overall
- Ties Tyrone Coleman (1995) for the third most rushing TDs by a freshman in UTC history

Senior DL Josh Beard
- Recorded six tackles and a sack
- Has 10.5 sacks on the season...came into the game leading the nation in sacks
- Needs two more sacks to break Tyler Unzicker's single-season school record of 12 set in 2001

Sophomore DB Joel Bradford
- Season-long 20 yard punt return

Senior K Craig Camay
- Connected on a career-high four field goals
- Hit from 27, 28, 30 and 37
- Scored a career-high 13 points
- Now has 118 career points, passing Gene Roberts (1944-45) for 10th place all-time at UTC

Sophomore QB B.J. Coleman
- 22-41 passing for 248 yards, one TD and one INT
- 13 TDs against 3 INTs on the season
- Has 1,710 yards passing on the season...10th highest total in a year in school history...that is the most yards in a season since Cedric Stevens had 2,708 in 2004
- Sixth 200+ passing game of the season...ties for seventh most in school history. 

Senior WR Blue Cooper
- Career-high 16 catches in the game for a season-high 143 yards
- Third 100-yard receiving game of the season...fourth of his career.
- Now has 128 career receptions...moves into seventh place all-time at UTC

Freshman RB Bo Dyer
- 17 yards on 10 carries
- Most rushing attempts this season
- 15-yard run was a season-long
- Season-long 20-yard pass reception

Sophomore P Mike Hammons
- Career-long 54-yard punt in the first quarter

Junior Chris Pitchford
- Caught his fourth TD pass of the season...a 41-yard strike
- His only reception of the game was the second longest of his career

Junior DB Buster Skrine
- Season-high three PBUs to go with three tackles

Sophomore DB Jordan Tippit
- Fourth INT of the season
- Also recovered his second fumble of the year

Freshman DL Joshua Williams
- Recorded his sixth sack of the season
- Set a new freshman record in sacks

BEARD NAMED SOCON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AT SAMFORD (WEEK 6 - OCT. 12)
Chattanooga senior Josh Beard was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week following UTC's 14-7 win at Samford.  Beard recorded a career-high two sacks in the game, the Mocs first SoCon road victory in over two years.  He led UTC's defensive linemen with seven tackles, including six solos, while adding a pair of quarterback hurries. 

MOCS DEFENSIVE STAFF EARNS WEEKLY HONOR (WEEK 6 - OCT. 12)
The defensive coaching staff for UTC was named this week's Game Changing Coaches by FootballScoop.com.  The Mocs posted a 14-7 win at Samford last weekend, improving on their best start since the 1997 season.  Chattanooga's defense recorded a pair of take-aways inside their own five-yard line to preserve the win. The Mocs also slowed Samford's preseason All-SoCon running back Chris Evans to 64 yards on the ground, his lowest output of the season.  For a full rundown on the honor, visit FootballScoop.com. 

FITZGERALD POUNDS HIS WAY TO OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS (WEEK 3 - SEPT. 21)
In his first career start, senior RB Bryan Fitzgerald ran for a career-high 181 yards on 22 carries as Chattanooga defeated Presbyterian, 29-13 on Sept. 19. The senior scored multiple touchdowns for the first time in his career while leading the Mocs to their first road win in two years. The Memphis native recorded the first 100-yard rushing game by a Moc since he and Erroll Wynn accomplished the feat in the last game of 2007.  It was the most yards on the ground by a Moc since Eldra Buckley had 187 against Elon on Oct. 28, 2006.

CONSIGLIO GRABS SOCON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD (WEEK 3 - SEPT. 21)
Ryan Consiglio, a sophomore linebacker, recorded a career-high 12 tackles, which also tied for the game high, in the win at Presbyterian on Sept. 19.  He also grabbed his first career interception on the Blue Hose's first offensive play of the game. In addition, Consiglio, who hails from Franklin, Tenn., added his first career sack and pass break-up. 

SPECIAL TEAMS EARNS SECOND PLAYER OF THE WEEK RECOGNITION (WEEK 3 - SEPT. 21)
Senior kicker Craig Camay earned special teams player of the week following week two and sophomore Mike Hammons followed that up by taking home the honor following week 3.  Hammons did not allow a return in four punts at Presbyterian, averaging 41.8 yards per kick. The sophomore from Benton, Tenn., tied a career long with a 51-yard boot, and he pinned PC inside the 20 on one of his kicks.

CAMAY, AWUAH NAMED SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (WEEK 2 - SEPT. 14)
Senior PK Craig Camay and freshman RB Chris Awuah were both honored by the Southern Conference for their performances against Furman last week.  Camay connected on both of his FG attempts (35, 42) and was 2-2 on PATs against the Paladins.  It is the second career honor for Camay who also won the weekly award on Sept. 24, 2007, during his sophomore season.  Awuah racked up 93 total yards and a TD for the Mocs.  He had eight carries for 34 yards and three catches for 59 yards.  He hauled in a 52-yard TD pass from sophomore QB B.J. Coleman in the first quarter for his third TD of the season.  Awuah currently leads the Mocs in scoring with 18 points.  These are the first players of the week honors for a Moc since Chris Camacho was named defensive player of the week on Oct. 15, 2007. 

HUESMAN, EHRENFELD ARE FORMER TEAMMATES OF THREE MOCS DADS
Head coach Russ Huesman and assistant coach Russ Ehrenfeld are both former Mocs football players.  Huesman played from 1978-81 while Ehrenfeld was a Moc from 1977-80.  One or both of the Mocs coaches were teammates of Bryon Coleman (1977-80), who is the father of sophomore QB B.J. Coleman, Tim Dockery (1981-83), who is the father of freshman OL Hunter Dockery, and Mike Nease (1980-83), who is the father of freshman OL Steven Nease. 

LEWIS-HARRIS - HUESMAN AMONG TOP FRESHMEN DBS IN THE UTC RECORD BOOKS
Sophomore Chris Lewis-Harris recorded three interceptions last year, tying for the second most in school history by a freshman.  The most interceptions by a freshman is four made by head coach Russ Huesman in 1978. 

CAPTAINS CHOSEN FOR 2009
Following the Spring Game, Coach Huesman announced the captains for the 2009 season as voted on by the players.  Seniors Clint Woods, B.J. Taylor, Jare Gault and Steven Smigelsky were all selected by their teammates.  Woods and Smigelsky are both 5th-year seniors while Taylor is one of the top returners on the defensive side of the ball. 

MAJORITY OF THE MOCS ARE FROM TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
Of the 88 members currently on the Mocs' roster, 74 list Tennessee (41) or Georgia (32) as their home state.  That means 84% of the roster is from Tennessee or Georgia, including 47% from Tennessee and 37% from Georgia.  Four Mocs are from Alabama, three hail from California and two from Mississippi.  There is one representative each from Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia. 

HARR NAMED WINTER WARRIOR
Junior Chris Harr earned the Bob Davis Winter Warrior Award following the Spring Game.  This honor goes to the hardest offseason worker and is chosen by the coaching staff.  Harr is a 6-6, 260-pound offensive lineman from Chattanooga. 

MOCS SIGN 15-MEMBER RECRUITING CLASS...NO. 9 IN THE FCS BY RIVALS.COM
Chattanooga head football coach Russ Huesman welcomes a signing class that includes 14 freshmen and one sophomore-transfer to the Scenic City next season.  Despite getting a late start to recruiting after being named the Mocs' 22nd head coach on Dec. 22, 2008, Huesman grabbed a ton of regional talent to fill Chattanooga's needs for the future. Among the 15 are five student-athletes with at least a two-star rating by Rivals.com and Scout.com and eight others who earned all-state recognition during their prep careers.  Huesman and his staff kept their recruiting focus close to home with the 2009 class.  All 15 of the signees are from either Georgia or Tennessee. 

Quick Notes on Chattanooga's 2009 Recruiting Class
- 15 members, all from either Georgia or Tennessee
- 12 are true freshmen
- 3 transfers, two have four years to play at UTC...the other has three years left
- 5 with at least a two-star rating by Rivals.com and Scout.com
- 8 earned all-state recognition during their prep careers
- 2 former Tennessee Mr. Football Award finalists and one winner
- 5 from Tennessee
- 10 from Georgia
- 2 from the Chattanooga area
- 9 expected to contribute on offense - 2 QBs, 2 WRs, 2OL, 2 FBs, 1 RB
- 7 expected to contribute on defense - 1 LB, 4 DBs, 2 Des
- 9 honor role/National Honor Society/Beta Club students
- 3 earned Scholar-Athlete of the Year/Student of the Year/Top Student honors

THORNTON EARNS COLEMAN LEW LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Southern Conference and Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc. selected Joseph Thornton as the 2009 recipient of the Coleman Lew Leadership Award.  The award recognizes scholar-athletes from each of the Southern Conference's 11 member institutions that have been nominated by coaches, faculty athletic representatives and senior woman administrators based on leadership, academic excellence and athletic achievement in both the college environment and the community. Athletic directors and representatives from Coleman Lew & Associates conducted one-on-one interviews with the finalists before the award recipients were determined.

ASSISTANT COACHES WITH CHATTANOOGA TIES
Chattanooga head coach Russ Huesman has put together an impressive group of assistant coaches for the 2009 season.  Not only are the assistants very experienced college football coaches, but many of them posses ties to UTC and Chattanooga.  A UTC letterman himself, Huesman brought in former Moc teammate Russ Ehrenfeld (1977-80) to guide the offensive line.  Tony Coode, the tight-ends coach, also played at UTC from 1998-00.  Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield was a graduate assistant at UTC from 1999-00 and the receivers coach in 2001.  Defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator Carter Cardwell has had two previous stints at UTC.  He was the tight-ends coach in 1989 and coached the offensive line, tight-ends and running backs from 1997-02.  Offensive assistant Will Healy is a Chattanooga native and all-state quarterback at Boyd-Buchanan High School.

The remainder of Huesman's staff includes defensive coordinator Adam Fuller, defensive backs assistant B.J. Hogan, running backs coach Jason McManus, defensive line coach Fred Tate and defensive line assistant coach Marcus West.

HUESMAN'S CONNECTION TO THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPION STEELERS
UTC head coach Russ Huesman has strong ties to the 2009 Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers.  During his time at William & Mary, he coached Pittsburgh's head coach Mike Tomlin.  Tomlin was a three-year starter as a wide receiver/tight-end for the Tribe and was a second-team All-Yankee Conference selection in 1994.  Tomlin is the youngest head coach in NFL history to win the Super Bowl.

MOCS HONORED FOR THEIR WORK IN THE CLASSROOM
A total of 26 members of the UTC football program were honored for their work in the classroom for the 2009 spring semester.  Joel Bradford, Michael Carter, Arsenio Clemmons, Ryan Consiglio, Nick Craig, Justin Galyon, Ryan Geist, Louis Gibson, Thomas Green, Mike Hammons, T.J. Hurless, Chris Lewis-Harris, Jeff Lloyd, Adam Miller, Brock Oliver, Charles Profit, Cody Romans, Ed Sawyer, Steven Smigelsky, Brian Sutherland, Dustin Tate, Joseph Thornton, Jeff Veres, Phillip Walliser, Austin Wilson and Clint Woods were all named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for posting a 3.0+ grade-point average for the semester.  A group of 14, including Bradford, Carter, Consiglio, Craig, Geist, Hammons, Miller, Oliver, Smigelsky, Sutherland, Tate, Thornton, Veres,  Walliser and Wilson all made the Dean's List for having a 3.0+ g.p.a.

RENE HAUGERUD & JOHN MURPHY DONATE $500,000 TO UTC FOOTBALL
Renee Haugerud and John Murphy recently contributed $500,000 to the Mocs' football program as part of a $2 million gift to UTC.  Murphy is a former member of the Mocs' football team from 1977-1980.  He was the long-snapper on three Southern Conference championship squads during his career at UTC.  He was also a teammate of current head coach Russ Huesman and assistant coach Russ Ehrenfeld.  Murphy and Ehrenfeld were roommates for three years during their time with the Mocs.  Haugerud and Murphy's gift totals $2 million for the University.  In addition to the $500,000 given to the Mocs' football program, the couple also donated $1.5 million to UTC's College of Business.  The donation to the business school is for the development of the Renee Haugerud and John H. Murphy Global Finance Center.  This center will serve the more than 1,900 students from all business majors at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

BRENDA LAWSON STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS CENTER
The Brenda Lawson Student-Athlete Success Center opened in December 2008 and is a valuable asset for the UTC football program.  The $3.2 million facility includes the Wolford Strength and Conditioning Center, which is considered one of the best strength and conditioning facilities in the Football Championship Subdivision.  The Wolford Center includes nearly every type of weight training equipment necessary to help UTC student-athletes perform at the highest level.  Unique to the facility is a 43-yard, 3-lane indoor track.  The track allows for agility and speed training and serves as a proper warm-up area inside the weight room.  The facility also contains a variety of cardio and rehab equipment for the exclusive use of UTC student-athletes.  The entire facility overlooks Vine Street and is conveniently located in the middle of campus.  The Wolford Family Strength & Conditioning Center was completed thanks to the help of former Moc football student-athlete Bucky Wolford (1966-69).  

NFL CONNECTIONS
Three members of the Mocs have direct connections to the National Football League.  Senior receiver Justin Buckhalter is the brother of Correll Buckhalter, who is a running back for the Denver Broncos.  Senior linebacker Steven Smigelsky is the son of Dave Smigelsky who punted for the Atlanta Falcons and the Washington Redskins.  Senior wideout Clint Woods is the son of Chris Woods who played for the Oakland Raiders.

MOCS IN THE NFL
There are three former Mocs who are currently on an NFL roster.  Terrell Owens (1992-96) recently signed with the Buffalo Bills while Terdell Sands (1999) was recently picked up by the New England Patriots.  Eldra Buckley (2005-06) has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles for the 2009 season.  

UTC HOSTS DIVISION I CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
UTC and the City of Chattanooga will host the 2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.  The game will be played at Finley Stadium for the 13th straight year.  The game is set for Dec. 18, 2009 with game time to be announced at a later date.   For more information, visit www.div1fbchampionship.com. 

THREE MOCS EARN ALL-SOCON HONORS ON THE TRACK
The men's 4x100 meter team, comprised of two-sport athletes Chris Lewis-Harris, Chris Marshall and Buster Skrine were named all-conference at the 2009 Southern Conference Track & Field Championships for a third place finish with a time of 42.55.

UTC ENROLLMENT PASSES 10,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME
UTC enrollment reached a major milestone this fall with 10,526 students-more than a 7 percent increase over last fall.  This growth continues a five-year trend of record enrollment for the campus.  Freshman enrollment-at 2,209-reached a record number, as did Graduate School enrollment.  Once again, UTC was ranked in the top tier of the Top Public Master's Universities in the South in the U.S. News & World Report 2010 America's Best Colleges, placing it in the top tier of Southern universities.