Chattanooga Mocs and Lady Mocs

Chattanooga Mocs

University	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Conference	Southern Conference (SoCon)
NCAA	Division I FCS
Athletic director	David Blackburn
Location	Chattanooga, Tennessee
Varsity teams	15
Football stadium	Finley Stadium (football, soccer)
Basketball arena	McKenzie Arena
Other arenas	Maclellan Gymnasium
Mascot	Scrappy
Nickname	Mocs
Fight song	Fight Chattanooga
Colors	Navy, Old Gold, and Silver^[1]
Website	www.gomocs.com

The Chattanooga Mocs (formerly the Chattanooga Moccasins) are the 15 teams representing the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in intercollegiate athletics. The Mocs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).^[2]

Name

Moc is the shortened version of the original nickname, "Moccasins". It also refers to the northern mockingbird, Tennessee's state bird.^[3]

Teams

A member of the Southern Conference, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga currently sponsors teams in six men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports:^[4]

Men's Intercollegiate Sports	Team Article	Head Coach	Women's Intercollegiate Sports	Team Article	Head Coach
Basketball	Mocs basketball	Matt McCall	Basketball	Lady Mocs basketball	Jim Foster
Cross Country		Amanda Cotter (acting)	Cross Country		Amanda Cotter (acting)
Football	Mocs football	Russ Huesman	Golf		Colette Murray
Golf		Mark Guhne	Soccer		Gavin McKinney
Tennis		Carlos Garcia	Softball		Frank Reed
Wrestling	Mocs wrestling	Heath Eslinger	Tennis		Chad Camper
			Track & Field (Indoor & Outdoor)		Amanda Cotter (acting)
			Volleyball		Travis Filar

National championships

Team (4)

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Opponent/Runner-Up	Score
NCAA	Division II	Men's Basketball	1977	Randolph–Macon	71–62
		Women's Tennis^[5]	1983	UC Davis	5–4
			1984	SIU Edwardsville	8–1
			1985	Notre Dame	8–1

References

↑ "Website Guidelines". Retrieved 2016-04-08.
↑ "SoCon Southern Conference". The Southern Conference. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
↑ http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/so-just-what-is-a-moc/?_r=0
↑ "Chattanooga Mocs". The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
↑ "Division II Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

External links

Official website

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Facilities	Chamberlain Field Engel Stadium Erlanger Health System Finley Stadium Maclellan Gymnasium McKenzie Arena Zion College

Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Chattanooga Mocs wrestling University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs

Media	WUTC

People	List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Links to related articles

Southern Conference

Current members	Chattanooga Mocs and Lady Mocs The Citadel Bulldogs ETSU Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans VMI Keydets Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers

Associate members	Air Force Falcons (men's lacrosse) Appalachian State Mountaineers (wrestling) Bellarmine Knights (men's lacrosse) Campbell Fighting Camels (wrestling) Davidson Wildcats (wrestling) Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (wrestling) Georgia Southern Eagles (rifle) High Point Panthers (men's lacrosse) Jacksonville Dolphins (men's lacrosse) North Georgia Nighthawks (rifle) Richmond Spiders (men's lacrosse) SIU Edwardsville Cougars (wrestling) UAB Blazers (rifle)

Former members	Former Southern Conference members (30+ schools)

Championships & awards	Southern Conference Hall of Fame

Sports teams based in Tennessee

Baseball	PCL Memphis Redbirds Nashville Sounds SL Chattanooga Lookouts Jackson Generals Tennessee Smokies ApL Elizabethton Twins Greeneville Astros Johnson City Cardinals Kingsport Mets

Basketball	NBA Memphis Grizzlies

Football	NFL Tennessee Titans WFA Memphis Dynasty IWFL Tennessee Train

Hockey	NHL Nashville Predators SPHL Knoxville Ice Bears

Roller derby	WFTDA Chattanooga Roller Girls Hard Knox Roller Girls Little City Roller Girls Memphis Roller Derby Nashville Rollergirls

Soccer	USL Nashville SC PDL Nashville SC U23 NPSL Chattanooga FC Inter Nashville FC Knoxville Force Memphis City FC Nashville FC

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Austin Peay Belmont Chattanooga East Tennessee State Lipscomb Memphis Middle Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee State Tennessee Tech UT-Martin Vanderbilt

College sports teams in Tennessee

NCAA Division I	Austin Peay Governors and Lady Govs (Ohio Valley) Chattanooga Mocs and Lady Mocs (Ohio Valley) ETSU Buccaneers (Southern) Lipscomb Bisons (ASUN) Memphis Tigers (The American) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (C-USA) Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols (SEC) Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley) Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers (Ohio Valley) Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Ohio Valley) Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC)

NCAA Division II	Carson-Newman Eagles (South Atlantic) Christian Brothers Buccaneers (Gulf South) King Tornado (Carolinas) Lane Dragons Southern Intercollegiate Lee Flames (Southern States) LeMoyne-Owen Magicians (Southern Intercollegiate) Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (South Atlantic) Trevecca Nazarene Trojans (G-MAC) Tusculum Pioneers (South Atlantic) Union Bulldogs (Gulf South)

NCAA Division III	Maryville Scots (USA South) Rhodes Lynx (Southern Athletic Association) Sewanee Tigers (Southern Athletic Association)

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