The Chattanooga Mocs college football team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [A 1] as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The program has had 24 head coaches, since it began play during the 1899 season. Since December 2018, Rusty Wright has served as head coach at Chattanooga. [1]
The Mocs have played nearly 1,100 games over 116. [2] In that time, two coaches have led Chattanooga in postseason playoff games: Buddy Nix and Russ Huesman. Five coaches have won conference championships: Frank Thomas won three, Harold Drew won one, and Scrappy Moore one as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Moore won three as a member of the Dixie Conference, and; Joe Morrison and Russ Huesman each won three as a member of the Southern Conference.
Moore is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 171 victories during his 37 years with the program. [2] Thomas has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.730. [2] Sam McAllister has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .083. [2] Of the 24 different head coaches who have led the Mocs, Thomas and Moore have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 2] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches [A 3] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 4] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 5] |
No. | Name | Season(s) [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | Walter Hullihen | 1904–1905 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | Arthur Rieber | 1906 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
3 | Sam McAllister | 1907 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.083 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
4 | Jones Beene | 1908 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
5 | W. A. Roddick | 1909 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
6 | Leslie Stauffer | 1910–1913 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0.589 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
7 | Mike Balenti | 1914 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
8 | Johnny Spiegel | 1915–1916 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0.529 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
9 | Silas Williams | 1919–1921 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0.407 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
10 | Bill McAllester | 1922–1924 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0.423 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.321 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
11 | Frank Thomas† | 1925–1928 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0.730 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0.800 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
12 | Harold Drew | 1929–1930 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0.700 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.808 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
13 | Scrappy Moore† | 1931–1967 | 333 | 171 | 148 | 14 | 0.535 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 0.685 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
14 | Harold Wilkes | 1968–1972 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0.465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
15 | Joe Morrison | 1973–1979 | 76 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 0.599 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
16 | Bill Oliver | 1980–1983 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0.670 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0.712 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
17 | Buddy Nix | 1984–1992 | 99 | 44 | 54 | 1 | 0.449 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
18 | Tommy West | 1993 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.364 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
19 | Buddy Green | 1994–1999 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 0.409 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0.354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
20 | Donnie Kirkpatrick | 2000–2002 | 34 | 10 | 24 | — | 0.294 | 6 | 18 | — | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
21 | Rodney Allison | 2003–2008 | 68 | 17 | 51 | — | 0.250 | 12 | 32 | — | 0.273 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
22 | Russ Huesman | 2009–2016 | 96 | 59 | 37 | — | 0.615 | 42 | 20 | — | 0.677 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — |
23 | Tom Arth | 2017–2018 | 22 | 9 | 13 | — | 0.409 | 7 | 9 | — | 0.438 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
24 | Rusty Wright | 2019–present | 52 | 30 | 22 | — | 0.577 | 24 | 12 | — | 0.667 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
The Chattanooga Mocs college football team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [A 1] as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The program has had 24 head coaches, since it began play during the 1899 season. Since December 2018, Rusty Wright has served as head coach at Chattanooga. [1]
The Mocs have played nearly 1,100 games over 116. [2] In that time, two coaches have led Chattanooga in postseason playoff games: Buddy Nix and Russ Huesman. Five coaches have won conference championships: Frank Thomas won three, Harold Drew won one, and Scrappy Moore one as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Moore won three as a member of the Dixie Conference, and; Joe Morrison and Russ Huesman each won three as a member of the Southern Conference.
Moore is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 171 victories during his 37 years with the program. [2] Thomas has the highest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.730. [2] Sam McAllister has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .083. [2] Of the 24 different head coaches who have led the Mocs, Thomas and Moore have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 2] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches [A 3] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 4] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 5] |
No. | Name | Season(s) [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | Walter Hullihen | 1904–1905 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | Arthur Rieber | 1906 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
3 | Sam McAllister | 1907 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.083 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
4 | Jones Beene | 1908 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
5 | W. A. Roddick | 1909 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
6 | Leslie Stauffer | 1910–1913 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0.589 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
7 | Mike Balenti | 1914 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
8 | Johnny Spiegel | 1915–1916 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0.529 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
9 | Silas Williams | 1919–1921 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0.407 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
10 | Bill McAllester | 1922–1924 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0.423 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.321 | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
11 | Frank Thomas† | 1925–1928 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0.730 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0.800 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
12 | Harold Drew | 1929–1930 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0.700 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0.808 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
13 | Scrappy Moore† | 1931–1967 | 333 | 171 | 148 | 14 | 0.535 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 0.685 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
14 | Harold Wilkes | 1968–1972 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0.465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
15 | Joe Morrison | 1973–1979 | 76 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 0.599 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
16 | Bill Oliver | 1980–1983 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0.670 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0.712 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
17 | Buddy Nix | 1984–1992 | 99 | 44 | 54 | 1 | 0.449 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
18 | Tommy West | 1993 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.364 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
19 | Buddy Green | 1994–1999 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 0.409 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0.354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
20 | Donnie Kirkpatrick | 2000–2002 | 34 | 10 | 24 | — | 0.294 | 6 | 18 | — | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
21 | Rodney Allison | 2003–2008 | 68 | 17 | 51 | — | 0.250 | 12 | 32 | — | 0.273 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
22 | Russ Huesman | 2009–2016 | 96 | 59 | 37 | — | 0.615 | 42 | 20 | — | 0.677 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | — |
23 | Tom Arth | 2017–2018 | 22 | 9 | 13 | — | 0.409 | 7 | 9 | — | 0.438 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
24 | Rusty Wright | 2019–present | 52 | 30 | 22 | — | 0.577 | 24 | 12 | — | 0.667 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |