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 |
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.
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