2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team explained

The 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Mocs were led by second-year head coach Tom Arth and played their home games at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place in a three-way tie for fifth.

On December 14, head coach Arth resigned to become the head coach at Akron.^[1] He finished at Chattanooga with a two-year record of 9–13.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Mocs predicted to finish in sixth place.^[2] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Mocs predicted to finish in fifth place.^[3]

Media poll

1	Samford	204 (20)
2	Furman	174 (2)
3	Wofford	163 (1)
4	Mercer	133
5	Western Carolina	114
6	Chattanooga	88
7	The Citadel	83
8	East Tennessee State	53
9	VMI	23

Coaches poll

1	Samford	63 (7)
2	Wofford	53 (1)
3	Furman	52 (1)
4	Western Carolina	39
5	Chattanooga	34
6	Mercer	32
7	The Citadel	28
8	East Tennessee State	15
9	VMI	8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Mocs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Offense

2nd team

Tyrell Price – RB

Malcolm White – OL

Bingo Morton – WRDefense

1st team

Isaiah Mack – DL

2nd team

Kareem Orr – DBSpecialists

1st team

Brandon Dowdell – RS

Schedule

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Game summaries

Tennessee Tech

See also: 2018 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team.

At The Citadel

See also: 2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.

At UT Martin

See also: 2018 UT Martin Skyhawks football team.

Samford

See also: 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team.

At East Tennessee State

See also: 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

Wofford

See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team.

At Western Carolina

See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.

VMI

See also: 2018 VMI Keydets football team.

At Furman

See also: 2018 Furman Paladins football team.

Mercer

See also: 2018 Mercer Bears football team.

At South Carolina

See also: 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Akron hiring Chattanooga's Arth as new coach. 14 December 2018.
2. Web site: Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title.
3. Web site: Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll.
4. Web site: 2018 Football Schedule. Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of. May 20, 2018.