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.