# 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team

The 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by eighth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 9–4 overall and 6–2 in SoCon play to tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Weber State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | Shorter* | No. 6 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | SDN | W 66–0 | 9,588 |
| September 10 | 2:00 pm | Presbyterian* | No. 6 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | SDN | W 34–0 | 8,370 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | at Furman | No. 6 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 21–14 | 5,347 |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | Samford | No. 5 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | SDN | W 41–21 | 8,714 |
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | No. 5 | Kermit Tipton StadiumJohnson City, TN | SDN | W 37–7 | 7,411 |
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | Mercer | No. 5 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | SDN | W 52–31 | 11,039 |
| October 15 | 3:00 pm | at No. 8 The Citadel | No. 5 | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | FSN | L 14–22 | 14,590 |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | VMI | No. 11 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | SDN | W 30–13 | 10,505 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | at Western Carolina | No. 10 | E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | SDN | W 38–25 | 10,760 |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | Wofford | No. 7 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | SDN | L 28–36 | 8,750 |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama* | No. 12 | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | L 3–31 | 101,821 |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 25 Weber State* | No. 11 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | W 45–14 | 5,238 |
| December 3 | 3:00 pm | at No. 1 Sam Houston State* | No. 11 | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 36–41 | 4,897 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Shorter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #6 Mocs | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 66 |

### At Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #6 Mocs | 7 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 34 |

### At Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Mocs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Paladins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #5 Mocs | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 |

### At East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Mocs | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| #5 Mocs | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |

### At The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #5 Mocs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #8 Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 |

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| #11 Mocs | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 |

### At Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Mocs | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Catamounts | 10 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 |

### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terriers | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 36 |
| #7 Mocs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Mocs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #1 (FBS) Crimson Tide | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

## FCS Playoffs
### First Round–Weber State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| #11 Mocs | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### Second Round–Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #11 Mocs | 0 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| #1 Bearkats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 41 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Coaches | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 | 7 | — | Not released | Not released |

## NFL Draft Selections

| Year | Round | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| 2017 | 6 | 217 | Corey Levin | Tennessee Titans | G |