2003 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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]

2003 Chattanooga Mocs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–9 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Rodney Allison (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jason Simpson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Gwaine Mathews (1st season)
Home stadium	Finley Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	Samford*	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 23–31	9,003
September 6	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–51	26,176
September 13	Tennessee Tech*	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 10–35	7,802
September 20	at Gardner–Webb*	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	L 13–23	3,789
September 27	at No. 16 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 3–34	18,623
October 4	No. 12 Wofford	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 14–42	7,409
October 18	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	W 24–7	3,271
October 25	Western Carolina	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 38–0	6,693
November 1	at No. 6 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 7–47	8,753	^[3]
November 8	The Citadel	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 29–20	6,079
November 15	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 7–68	4,419
November 22	Furman	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	L 21–63	5,044	^[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2003 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
2. "UTC-Tennessee Tech game stats". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
3. "Appalachian State rolls to victory". The News and Observer. November 2, 2003. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Paladins finish with a flourish". The Greenville News. November 23, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.