Chattanooga
5-7 2025 finalChattanooga is the SoCon program that's made five FCS playoff runs in its history but hasn't won a championship — a perpetual almost-team chasing its first title since moving to the FCS.
The Mocs are patient.
Chattanooga is the SoCon program that's made five FCS playoff runs in its history but hasn't won a championship — a perpetual almost-team chasing its first title since moving to the FCS.
Chattanooga's 2025 roster is in the second year of Rusty Wright's rebuild after the 2023 playoff loss. The Mocs are chasing their first SoCon title and looking to finally break through the first round of the FCS playoffs. With fiv…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Chattanooga
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Chattanooga
The season's first milestone.
Competitive for the conference crown.
24-team bracket qualifier — realistic in a strong year.
The FCS championship weekend. A generational leap.
Chattanooga · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Chattanooga · medium confidence
Stable (49)
Home-Field Advantage · Chattanooga · 2018-present
Elite
64% home win rate vs 48% on the road. margin runs +14.6 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Southern Standing · 2025
6th in the Southern
Chattanooga sits 6th of 9 in the Southern at 5-7. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercer | 9-3 |
| 2 | East Tennessee State | 7-5 |
| 3 | Western Carolina | 7-5 |
| 4 | Furman | 6-6 |
| 5 | Wofford | 6-6 |
| 6 | Chattanooga | 5-7 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 4-8 |
| 8 | Samford | 1-11 |
| 9 | VMI | 1-11 |
Schedule Strength · Chattanooga · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 49% across 12 finalized games. 1 FBS top-25 opponent played (Memphis).
FCS → NFL Pipeline
2022–2022Developing
1 picks last 5 cycles. The pipeline is real but still building volume.
Moment of the Year · Chattanooga · 2025
Won 63-0 vs Stetson
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
Playoff History
Recent postseason (2023): 1-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 26-7 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-1.
From the Archive — Chattanooga
2021: Won 21-16 vs East Tennessee State
In 2021, the program won 21-16 vs East Tennessee State — a tight home result that left the 5-point margin on the books.
Go Mocs.