2023 Chattanooga Mocs football team

The 2023 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Mocs were led by fifth-year head coach Rusty Wright and played home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

2023 Chattanooga Mocs football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 7–26 at Furman
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 18
FCS Coaches	No. 19
Record	8–5 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Rusty Wright (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Pizzo (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lorenzo Ward (5th season)
Home stadium	Finley Stadium

2023 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Furman $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 14 Chattanooga ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 17 Mercer ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 23 Western Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	4
Samford		4	–	4					6	–	5
VMI		4	–	4					5	–	6
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Wofford		2	–	6					2	–	9
The Citadel		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The Mocs finished the 2022 season with a record of 7–4, 6–2 SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at North Alabama*		Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 27–41	9,361
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State*		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 27–20	8,123
September 16	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 48–3	6,440
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Samford		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 47–24	10,870
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Wofford		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	W 23–13	2,956
October 7	4:00 p.m.	No. 11 Western Carolina	No. 24	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 50–52	8,978
October 14	4:00 p.m.	at Mercer	No. 25	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 22–10	8,729
October 21	1:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State	No. 21	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 34–3	8,144
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at VMI	No. 17	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 24–23	5,318
November 4	1:30 p.m.	No. 2 Furman	No. 14	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	L 14–17	9,201
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 8 (FBS) Alabama*	No. 18	Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN+/ESPN+	L 10–66	100,077
November 25	3:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Austin Peay*	No. 18	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 24–21	7,249
December 2	1:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Furman*	No. 18	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 7–26	8,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time