Nick Tiano passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a go-ahead score with 28 seconds left as Chattanooga rallied from a … "UTC is 4-3 overall and 3-0 in SoCon games under first-year coach Rusty Wright entering this week's trip to Wofford, with the Mocs scheduled to play for the fifth time in Finley Stadium next Saturday against Furman. "Wright played at UTC and has returned to his alma mater following a two-year stint as inside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Georgia State, which has the task of luring fans in a market that contains everything from the Atlanta Braves to Atlanta United to the Georgia Bulldogs right up Highway 316.As for the success element, the Mocs are on pace for an eighth winning record in nine seasons, so perhaps it is a matter of not winning enough. When we had the FCS championship game (1997-2009), we had to give away tickets and couldn't, but then everybody started coming, and we packed the place out. SOS: 2.74 (40th of 130) . I was a little disappointed. How long has it been since we've seen a running back ask for more? "I think they're cool," Thomas said. Many Mocs fans for decades have wanted more games on Thursday nights, but the two Saturday games so far this season against James Madison and Western Carolina have drawn 1,053 more total fans than the Thursday contests against Eastern Illinois and ETSU.The ETSU game was not up against any notable college football competition on television. This will be the 32nd football meeting between the two East Tennessee teams with the Vols holding a 28-1 edge. "I've watched Tennessee's games on TV, and I see a lot of empty seats where you didn't see empty seats," Davis said. People missed a really good game. There have been two timeworn adages regarding University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football and increasing its attendance at Finley Stadium.Produce a winner and provide more Thursday night games.The Mocs are the last team undefeated in Southern Conference play entering the final weekend of October, and they've already played two Thursday night games at home. Read Article. "It's frustrating to sit there and look out and think, 'This is it?' "Said Wright: "You fight this battle everywhere you go. "I just think it's the Chattanooga market," Mike Davis, the Stadium Corp. board chairman, said Tuesday afternoon. All rights reserved.Finley Stadium football crowds smaller than in past years Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 23-22 versus Indiana More Team Info Posted Sat, Dec 21 2019 The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. There are so many opportunities now for people to get their sports fix, but we're trying to get them to come down here.
"Despite this season's results, which may or may not be a satisfactory sample size, Finley Stadium executive director Chris Thomas still would like more Thursday night games. I know the university is trying.
"If they could have a good showing at Wofford, I really hope that we could have a bunch of people here next Saturday.
UTC made three straight FCS playoff trips from 2014 to 2016, but even those seasons did not compare in attendance to 2010, when first-year coach Russ Huesman and former McCallie School quarterback B.J. "I've seen an effort that I haven't seen in a while now, and that's encouraging as a fan, but we had a problem giving away tickets last Thursday night. Seasons: 114 (1902 to 2019) Record (W-L-T): 645-513-34 Adjusted Record (W-L-T): 616-509-34 Conferences: SEC, Southern, Ind Conf. "I've already seen next year's schedule, and it's mostly Saturdays, which I was a little disappointed in.
Chattanooga scores 22 4th-quarter points, beats The Citadel. Ole Miss Rebels School History. Should that number hold through remaining games against South Carolina, UAB and Vanderbilt, the Volunteers would have their lowest annual attendance since 1979, when Neyland's capacity was much less and the average was 85,357.Tennessee had its highest annual attendance of 107,595 in 2000.