Chattanooga Mocs and Lady Mocs

Chattanooga Mocs
University University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Conference Southern Conference (SoCon)
NCAA Division I FCS
Athletic director David Blackburn
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee
Varsity teams 15
Football stadium Finley Stadium (football, soccer)
Basketball arena McKenzie Arena
Other arenas Maclellan Gymnasium
Mascot Scrappy
Nickname Mocs
Fight song Fight Chattanooga
Colors Navy, Old Gold, and Silver[1]
              
Website www.gomocs.com

The Chattanooga Mocs (formerly the Chattanooga Moccasins) are the 15 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).[2]

Name

Moc is the shortened version of the original nickname, "Moccasins". It also refers to the northern mockingbird, Tennessee's state bird.[3]

Teams

A member of the Southern Conference, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga currently sponsors teams in eight men's and nine women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[4]

Men's Intercollegiate Sports

Women's Intercollegiate Sports

National championships

Team (4)

Association Division Sport Year Opponent/Runner-Up Score
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball 1977 Randolph–Macon 71–62
Women's Tennis[5] 1983 UC Davis 5–4
1984 SIU Edwardsville 8–1
1985 Notre Dame 8–1

References

  1. "Website Guidelines". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  2. "SoCon Southern Conference". The Southern Conference. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  3. http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/so-just-what-is-a-moc/?_r=0
  4. "University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Official Athletics Site". UTC Athletics Department. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  5. "Division II Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

External links

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