2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2025 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pizzo (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Yeager (2nd season)
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
2025 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Mercer $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Western Carolina   6 – 2     7 – 5  
East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Wofford   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Furman   4 – 4     6 – 6  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Samford   1 – 7     1 – 11  
VMI   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by seventh-year head coach Rusty Wright and played at the Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 304:30 p.m.at Memphis*
ESPN+L 10–4525,011
September 61:00 p.m.at No. 17 Tennessee Tech*
ESPN+L 17–454,471
September 136:00 p.m.Stetson*
ESPN+W 63–07,144
September 207:00 p.m.at No. 3 Tarleton State*
ESPN+L 24–5223,732
September 276:00 p.m.The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 10–286,725
October 41:30 p.m.at VMI
ESPN+W 21–143,865
October 181:30 p.m.East Tennessee State
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 42–389,307
October 253:30 p.m.at Samford
ESPN+W 49–133,741
November 14:00 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+L 28–357,711
November 812:00 p.m.Furman
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
ESPN+W 45–286,305
November 153:00 p.m.at No. 8 Mercer
ESPN+L 17–639,289
November 221:30 p.m.at Wofford
ESPN+L 13–353,091
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Memphis (FBS)

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team
Chattanooga Mocs (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs 0 3 0710
Tigers (FBS) 14 14 10745

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 3:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 89 degrees
  • Game attendance: 25,011
  • Referee: Steven Arnold
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Carlin, Jay Sonnhalter
Game information
First quarter
  • MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 8-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), 7:44. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 4:01.
  • MEM – Sutton Smith 35-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), 2:57. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:50.
Second quarter
  • MEM – Brendon Lewis 22-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), 14:18. Tigers 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:57.
  • UTC – Jude Kelley 32-yard field goal, 9:20. Tigers 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:58.
  • MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 22-yard pass from Brendon Lewis (Gianni Spetic kick), 6:27. Tigers 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:47.
Third quarter
  • MEM – Gianni Spetic 37-yard field goal, 4:09. Tigers 31–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:52.
  • MEM – DeMarco Ward 27-yard interception return (Gianni Spetic kick), 4:02. Tigers 38–3.
Fourth quarter
  • UTC – Josh Williams 3-yard pass from Camden Orth (Jude Kelley kick), 12:50. Tigers 38–10. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:12.
  • MEM – Frank Peasant 12-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), 2:00. Tigers 45–10. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:02.
Statistics UTC MEM
First downs 14 24
Plays–yards 56–232 61–432
Rushes–yards 37–118 33–233
Passing yards 114 199
Passing: comp–att–int 12–19–2 22–28–1
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:33 28:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 12/19, 114 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ryan Ingram 8 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Markell Quick 4 receptions, 40 yards
Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 22/28, 199 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Brendon Lewis 10 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Cortez Braham Jr. 3 receptions, 52 yards, TD

at No. 17 Tennessee Tech

See also: 2025 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
Chattanooga Mocs (0-1) at No. 17 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs 3 0 7717
No. 17 Golden Eagles 21 3 14745

at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 1:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,471
  • Referee: Drew Myers
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan Vazzano (play-by-play) and Sam Brooks (analyst)
Statistics UTC TNTC
First downs 15 22
Total yards 274 513
Rushing yards 25 221
Passing yards 249 292
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–45–1 19–28–1
Time of possession 32:42 27:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 22/45, 249 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ryan Ingram 12 carries, 22 yards, TD
Receiving Markell Quick 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Tennessee Tech Passing Kekoa Visperas 18/27, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Quintell Quinn 6 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Tre' Holloway 4 receptions, 74 yards

Stetson

See also: 2025 Stetson Hatters football team
Stetson Hatters (1-1) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hatters 0 0 000
Mocs 21 14 21763

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,144
  • Referee: Jason Graham
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth (play-by-play), Chris Barnett (analyst) and Mackenzie Johnson (sideline)
Statistics STET UTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Stetson Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Chattanooga Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 3 Tarleton State

See also: 2025 Tarleton State Texans football team
Chattanooga Mocs (1-2) vs. No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (4-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs 14 0 3724
No. 3 Texans 10 20 15752

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 23,732
  • Referee: Matthew Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): John Liddle (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst) and Laura Sadler (sideline)
Statistics UTC TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

The Citadel

See also: 2025 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The Citadel Bulldogs (1-3) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 14 7028
Mocs 7 3 0010

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,725
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth (play-by-play), Chris Barnett (analyst) and Mackenzie Johnson (sideline)
Statistics CIT UTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Chattanooga Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at VMI

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team
Chattanooga Mocs (1-4) vs. VMI Keydets (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs 0 14 7021
Keydets 0 3 8314

at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,865
  • Referee: Jason Graham
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Wade Branner (play-by-play) and Phil Marcello (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter
  • (14:54) UTC – Josh Williams 6-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:59; Chattanooga 7–0)
  • (8:13) VMI – Ben Shrewsbury 37-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 6:41; Chattanooga 7–3)
  • (0:23) UTC – Ryan Ingram 8-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 99 yards, 2:50; Chattanooga 14–3)
Third Quarter
  • (6:14) VMI – Anthony Allen 75-yard interception, Leo Boehling pass (Chattanooga 14–11)
  • (2:10) UTC – Ryan Ingram 10-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:04; Chattanooga 21–11)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:30) VMI – Ben Shrewsbury 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:30; Chattanooga 21–14)
Statistics UTC VMI
First downs 19 16
Total yards 346 263
Rushing yards 223 45
Passing yards 123 218
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–1 18–37–1
Time of possession 31:15 28:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 14/23, 123 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Justus Durant 20 carries, 144 yards
Receiving Jamarii Robinson 4 receptions, 50 yards
VMI Passing Collin Shannon 17/36, 177 yards, INT
Rushing Luke Schalow 5 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Noah Grevious 11 receptions, 123 yards

East Tennessee State

See also: 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3-4) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (2-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 10 0 72138
Mocs 7 7 72142

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,307
  • Referee: Jake Grombach
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth (play-by-play), Scott McMahon (analyst) and Mackenzie Johnson (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:53) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 20-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 6:07; East Tennessee State 3–0)
  • (5:49) UTC – Ryan Ingram 23-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Chattanooga 7–3)
  • (1:56) ETSU – Cade McNamara 25-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:51; East Tennessee State 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:45) UTC – Markell Quick 21-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; Chattanooga 14–10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:04) UTC – Jude Kelley 8-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:51; Chattanooga 21–10)
  • (6:38) ETSU – Jason Albritton 60-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:16; Chattanooga 21–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:00) ETSU – Jason Albritton 1-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:35; East Tennessee State 24–21)
  • (12:04) ETSU – Jeremiah Harrison 23-yard pass from Cade McNamara, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; East Tennessee State 31–21)
  • (10:17) ETSU – Devontae Houston 49-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:30; East Tennessee State 38–21)
  • (7:20) UTC – Josh Williams 22-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:51; East Tennessee State 38–28)
  • (2:29) UTC – Jamarii Robinson 20-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:21; East Tennessee State 38–35)
  • (0:11) UTC – Jamarii Robinson 4-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 1:44; Chattanooga 42–38)
Statistics ETSU UTC
First downs 25 26
Total yards 517 519
Rushing yards 321 176
Passing yards 196 343
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–6–0 20–34–0
Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Cade McNamara 19/26, 196 yards, TD
Rushing Devontae Houston 23 carries, 171 yards, TD
Receiving Jeremiah Harrison 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 220/32, 343 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Justus Durant 21 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Markell Quick 6 receptions, 15 yards, TD

at Samford

See also: 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team
Chattanooga Mocs (3-4) vs. Samford Bulldogs (1-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs 7 7 142149
Bulldogs 7 0 0613

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,741
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:20) SAM – Brady Stober 1-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:55; Samford 7–0)
  • (2:22) UTC – Camden Orth 6-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:13; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (10:58) UTC – A.J. Little 47-yard punt return, Jude Kelley kick (Chattanooga 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (7:17) UTC – John McIntyre 4-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 4:01; Chattanooga 21–7)
  • (1:15) UTC – A.J. Little 15-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:32; Chattanooga 28–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:47) UTC – Jamarii Robinson 42-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:59; Chattanooga 35–7)
  • (7:18) SAM – Ken Cherry 2-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:23; Chattanooga 35–13)
  • (4:35) UTC – Solomon Locke 35-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:42; Chattanooga 42–13)
  • (1:07) UTC – Solomon Locke 31-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:57; Chattanooga 49–13)
Statistics UTC SAM
First downs 18 19
Total yards 429 342
Rushing yards 257 94
Passing yards 172 248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–20–0 22–44–2
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 11/20, 172 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Solomon Locke 5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving A.J. Little 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Samford Passing Charlie Gilliam 9/15, 138 yards, INT
Rushing Emerson Russell 3 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Jaden Gibson 5 receptions, 77 yards

Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Western Carolina Catamounts (5-3) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Catamounts 7 14 7735
Mocs 0 7 14728

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: E at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,711
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Goforth (play-by-play), Chris Barnett (analyst) and Makenzie Johnson (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:38) WCU – James Tyre 4-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 2:11; Western Carolina 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (8:38) WCU – James Tyre 7-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:39; Western Carolina 14–0)
  • (5:25) UTC – Ryan Ingram 1-yard run, Gray Kelley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:08; Western Carolina 14–7)
  • (2:49) WCU – James Tyre 13-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:29; Western Carolina 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (9:21) UTC – Nathaniel Eberly-Rodriguez 4-yard pass from Camden Orth, Gray Kelley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:39; Western Carolina 21–14)
  • (2:18) UTC – Camden Orth 4-yard run, Gray Kelley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:14; Tied 21–21)
  • (0:20) WCU – Markel Townsend 2-yard run, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:53; Western Carolina 28–21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:26) WCU – Michael Rossin 10-yard pass from Taron Dickens, Marcus Trout kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:56; Western Carolina 35–21)
  • (7:40) UTC – Justus Durant 8-yard run, Gray Kelley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Western Carolina 35–28)
Statistics WCU UTC
First downs 22 25
Total yards 356 399
Rushing yards 131 158
Passing yards 225 241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–0 15–27–2
Time of possession 22:40 37:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 18/29, 225 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Patrick Boyd Jr. 12 carries, 67 yards
Receiving James Tyre 5 receptions, 45 yards, 3 TD
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 15/27, 241 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ryan Ingram 15 carries, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Markell Quick 3 receptions, 126 yards

Furman

See also: 2025 Furman Paladins football team
Furman Paladins (5-4) vs. Chattanooga Mocs (4-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Paladins - - --0
Mocs - - --0

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:30 PM EST
Statistics FUR UTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Furman Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Chattanooga Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 8 Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team
Chattanooga Mocs (5-5) vs. No. 8 Mercer Bears (8-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs - - --0
No. 8 Bears - - --0

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
Statistics UTC MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Wofford

See also: 2025 Wofford Terriers football team
Chattanooga Mocs (0-0) vs. Wofford Terriers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs - - --0
Terriers - - --0

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

  • Date: November 22
Statistics UTC WOF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wofford Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (January 27, 2025). "Chattanooga Mocs announce 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  2. ^ Henley, Gene (January 27, 2025). "Here's a game-by-game breakdown of UTC's challenging 2025 football schedule". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
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