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2003 Chattanooga Mocs football team

2003 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–9 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Simpson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGwaine Mathews (1st season)
Home stadiumFinley Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Wofford $^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Appalachian State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 24 Georgia Southern   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Furman   4 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Chattanooga   3 – 5     3 – 9  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Elon   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2003 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Rodney Allison and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 3–9 overall and 3–5 in SoCon play to tie for sixth place.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 288:00 p.m.Samford*
L 23–319,003[3]
September 67:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
L 6–5126,176[4]
September 136:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 10–357,802[5]
September 206:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*
L 13–233,789[6]
September 276:00 p.m.at No. 16 Georgia Southern
L 3–3418,623[7]
October 44:00 p.m.No. 12 Wofforddagger
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 14–427,409[8]
October 182:00 p.m.at Elon
W 24–73,271[9]
October 256:00 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 38–06,693[10]
November 12:00 p.m.at No. 6 Appalachian State
L 7–478,753[11]
November 86:00 p.m.The Citadel
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 29–206,079[12]
November 151:00 p.m.at East Tennessee State
L 7–684,419[13]
November 223:30 p.m.Furman
  • Finley Stadium
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 21–635,044[14]

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References

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  1. ^ "2003 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "UTC-Tennessee Tech game stats". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs teach Mocs a lesson". Birmingham Post-Herald. August 29, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Commodores chew up Chattanooga". The Commercial Appeal. September 7, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee Tech defeats Chattanooga". The Jackson Sun. September 14, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gardner–Webb 23, Chattanooga 13". Hickory Daily Record. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ga. Southern soars to 34–3 win over Mocs". The Times. September 28, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wofford 42, Chattanooga 14". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Elon's mistakes give game to Chattanooga". News and Record. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Catamounts fall in road shutout". News and Record. October 26, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Appalachian State rolls to victory". The News and Observer. November 2, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Chattanooga 29, The Citadel 20". The Island Packet. November 9, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bucs mash Mocs". Bristol Herald Courier. November 16, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Paladins finish with a flourish". The Greenville News. November 23, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "2003 Chattanooga Football". stats.gomocs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.