Chattanooga Mocs Explained

Chattanooga Mocs
University:University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Association:NCAA
Conference:SoCon (primary)
Ohio Valley Conference (beach volleyball)
Division:Division I (FCS)
Director:Mark Wharton
Location:Chattanooga, Tennessee
Teams:16
Stadium:Finley Stadium (football, soccer)
Basketballarena:McKenzie Arena
Arena2:Maclellan Gymnasium
Mascot:mockingbird
Nickname:Mocs
Fightsong:Fight Chattanooga
Pageurl:https://gomocs.com/

The Chattanooga Mocs (formerly the Chattanooga Moccasins) are the 16 teams representing the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in intercollegiate athletics. The Mocs compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).[1]

Name

Moc is the shortened version of the original nickname, "Moccasins." It also refers to the northern mockingbird, Tennessee's state bird.[2]

Teams

A member of the Southern Conference, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga currently sponsors teams in six men's and 10 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[3]

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Basketball
Cross Country Beach volleyball
Cross Country
Golf Golf
Tennis Soccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball
indoor and outdoor

National championships

Team (4)

NCAADivision IIMen's Basketball1977Randolph–Macon71–62
Women's Tennis[4] 1983UC Davis5–4
1984SIU Edwardsville8–1
1985Notre Dame8–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SoCon Southern Conference. The Southern Conference. 2014-12-26.
  2. Web site: So, Just What Is a Moc?. John. Branch. 19 March 2009. The Quad. 18 June 2017. limited.
  3. Web site: Chattanooga Mocs . The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga . August 23, 2019.
  4. Web site: Division II Women's Tennis Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. January 4, 2016.