1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team

1997 Chattanooga Mocs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrankie DeBusk (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (4th season)
Captains
  • Keith Blanks
  • Tyrone Coleman
  • Ron Faugue
  • Brian Hampton
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Finley Stadium
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^   7 1     10 3  
No. 15 Appalachian State   6 2     7 4  
East Tennessee State   5 3     7 4  
Furman   5 3     7 4  
The Citadel   4 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     7 4  
Western Carolina   3 5     3 8  
Wofford   2 6     3 7  
VMI   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Green and played first three home games at Chamberlain Field before moving to newly-opened Finley Stadium on October 18. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to tie for fifth place.