Chattanooga at Wofford, Mr. C's Official Game Thread

[Mr. C]

It is an overcast day with weather about 60m degrees as Chattanooga and Wofford battle in a key Southern Conference game. UTC is 5-0 and 3-0, while Wofford is a deceptive 3-4 and 1-2. Very small and quiet crowd as things get started.

[Mr. C]

Jacob Huesman directedly the Mocs down the field quickly after the opening kickoff for a quick score and a 7-0 lead. Wofford picked up ground to midfield before a penalty stalled its first drive. UTC now is at the 20 for its second possession.

[Mr. C]

Huesman overthrew by inches an open Xavier Borishade at the WC 40 and then went for five yards on a run before converting for first down on a run and another first down on a pass on back-to-bacl plays to the UTC 42.

[Mr. C]

On second and 9, Chris Armfield had a big hit in the secondary to break up a pass for Wofford and a drop underneath coverage forces UTC to punt.

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Wofford will have the ball at its own 26 after the punt is downed.

[Mr. C]

Pass for Wofford to the 32. Option keep right for Brad Butler to the 42 for a first down.

Wofford bogs down from there and has to punt.

[Mr. C]

No energy here today. Very small crowd and the stands are almost silent. Direct opposite of Thursday night for Georgia Southern at Appalachian State.

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UTC is pinned back at the 10 and runs for 2 yards on first down and four more on second down. 3rd and 4.

[Mr. C]

Option pitch is stopped on a hit at the sideline at the 19. Fourth and short. The Mocs will punt.

[Mr. C]

Wofford takes over at the Terrier 40. Dive to the 41.

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Another dive to the 43. 3rd and 7

[Mr. C]

At the end of the first quarter

Chattanooga 7
Wofford 0

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On the first play of the second quarter R.J. Taylor hauls in a pass for Wofford at the UTC 44.

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Option goes for 9 yards and then WC picks up another first down at the UTC 31.

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Rush inside to the 26.

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FB Lorrenzo Long again to the 18 on the dive. 3rd and 1.

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Terriers go to the dive again and Long has the first down at the UTC 20.

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Another dive and Long is to the 17.

[Mr. C]

Bad read by Butler on a keep and he is stopped at the 17. 3rd and long.

[Mr. C]

QB Evan Jacks is stopped on an option keep at the 15 and Wofford settles for Dvid Marvin's 33-ayrd field goal.

10:19 left in the Second Period

Chattanooga 7
Wofford 3

[Mr. C]

UTC returns the kickoff to the 41 and picks up six yards on a first down hitch pass

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Huesman keeps to the WC 48 on a run.

[Mr. C]

Counter by Derrick Craine is stuffed for just two yards. Huesman's out pass goes for a first down at the WC 35.

[Mr. C]

Huesman has all day to throw with great protection, makes a bad read and is intercepted at the Wofford 12

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Butler with a pass completion for 3 yards.

[Mr. C]

Option pitch right with a bobble on the catch and it is third and 7. TE Zach Mueller grabs a Butler pass and rumbles to the 35.

[Mr. C]

One of those Wing-T inside counter plays Mike Ayers loves and Hunter Windham is to the 43.

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A deflected pass falls out of harms way and Lorenzo Long bangs to the 46 on the next play for another first down.Under six minutes left in the half.

[Mr. C]

Long finally breaks free and rambles to the four-yard line on a 50-yard gain.

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Chase Nelson spins to the one.

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Nelson again is stopped just short. 3rd and inches.

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Dive play is stopped for a loss. 4th and 1. The FB ran into the QB on the play to screw up the timing.

[Mr. C]

After a time out, Butler runs the option to the right, finds a gap and plunges into the end zone.

Wofford 9
Chattanooga 7

2:54 left in the second quarter

Butler came off shaken up after his touchdown and the PAT by Marvin sails wide right.

[Mr. C]

Kickoff out of bounds give UTC the ball at the 35. A jet sweep should have resulted in a big loss, but bad tackling makes it second and 7. Huesman pass to the 43. Third and 2. Huesman keeper to the 46 for the conversion.

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Nice read by the active CB Armfield to bust up a hitch. 2nd and 9 and time out UTC with 1:20 left in the half.

[Mr. C]

Huesman hemmed in with the pass rush for a one yard gain and is sacked by John Patterson on the blitz to kill the drive at the UTC 40 with 29 second left. Punt coming.

[Mr. C]

Punt is downed at the WC 3. 20 seconds left

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Butler is back and downs the ball to end the first half

Wofford 9
Chattanooga 7

[Mr. C]

Cole Cleary with a nice kickoff return for Wofford to the Terrier 32 as the second half begins.

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Pass to R.J. Taylor and he sweeps the home sideline to the 40.

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Quick out pattern to Nelson at the WC 48 for a first down.

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Option pass is set up and there was a receiver open deep, but the wingback couldn't find him.

[Mr. C]

After a loss of 2 on the WB option pass/run, another play backfires and it is third and 15. Fumble by the QB Butler and DT Josh Freeman recovers at the Wofford 41 with 12:34 left in the third

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Jacob Huesman on the read option to the 39.

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Big hole opens up off-tackle for Craine to the WC 9. First and goal.

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Craine on the draw for no gain. 2nd and goal

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Trips left. Huesman fakes the outside zone play and keeps to the 6. Third and goal.

[Mr. C]

Run-pass option on third down on the rollout and Huesman forces a pass that is intercepted in the end zone. Ball is returned to the WC 13.

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Fumbled snap and it is recovered by UTC at the Wofford 12.

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Nice cut by Craine to get to the 3.

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Craine smashes in from the 3 for the touchdown.

Chattanooga 14
Wofford 9
9:46 left in the third period

[Mr. C]

Cleary return to the Wofford 17 for the Terriers.

[Mr. C]

Dive play for 4 yards, option keeper left for Butler to the 31. First down

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Option keeper right for Butler, who is tackled after a one-yard gain.

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Motion quick pitch to WB Ray Smith goes to the 36, third and 5.

[Mr. C]

Nelson rushes to the 39. Wofford will go for it from its own territory on fourth and 2 after a time out.

[Mr. C]

Nelson sweep to the right is stuffed. UTC ball at the WC 37. 6:37 left in the third.

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Bagley carries to the 34 for 3 for the Mocs.

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Swing pass to Bagley goes for 4 to the 30. third and 3.

[Mr. C]

Huesman hits Ward at the 18 for the first down. Showed some arm strength on that one.

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UTC is stuffed on first down and Huesman's keeper goes for a loss of two on second down. 3rd and 11 from the 19.

[Mr. C]

Ultra-conservative QB draw on third down in the red zone and Huesman gets to the 17. Field goal attempt from 34 yards by Henrique Ribero is good.

Chattanooga 17
Wofford 9
3:04 left in the third period

[Mr. C]

Wofford will start its next drive from the 28, with Evan Jacks in at QB. Ray Smith runs for 9 to the 37.

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Lorenzo Long dive play to the 39 for the first down.

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Pass out of the backfield to Muller is high and incomplete. Lot's of poor execution by the Wofford offense today.

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Long up the middle to the 43. Third and 7 upcoming.

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QB Jacks fakes a pitch he should have made and is trapped for a one-yard loss. Punt time for Wofford near the end of the third quarter.

[Mr. C]

Chattanooga didn't run an offensive play in the second half in its own end of the field until the end of the third period. An incomplete pass and a failed run have the Mocs at third and 9 to open the fourth.

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Huesman, who has not looked good today, misses an open receiver at the first-down sticks on a deep out. Fourth down for the Mocs.

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Wofford takes ove trailing 17-9 at its own 40 with 14:46 left in the game.

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Jacks still in at QB and has an option run to the 44.

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Jacks again on another option right and gets one. 3rd and 5.

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Three pumps for Butler in shotgun formation and he completes a pass at the UTC 49.

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Long with a nice set of moves to race to the UTC 27. Last guy with a chance to get him makes a shoestring tackle.

[Mr. C]

Another fumble for Wofford at the UTC 36. Big scrum with almost all UTC players in the pile and someone from Wofford managed to steal it back beneath the pile. 2nd and 19.

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Incomplete pass. Third and long for the Terriers.

[Mr. C]

Dive for Nelson and another fumble for Wofford at the 28. Unsportsmanlike penalty on the Terriers (Butler) after WC recovers the fumble. 4th and a million for the Terriers from, the 44. Punt time.

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Heavy rush and punter Brian Sanders is almost brought down. Sanders makes a one-handed toss and punts somehow to the UTC 23.

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Craine is stuffed at the line. Flag down after the play again. Personal foul on UTC.

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2nd and 21 for UTC from the 11.

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Craine carry to the 11. 3rd and 21.

[Mr. C]

With Wofford in an almost prevent zone, Huesman tosses a screen pass to Craine, good to the 24. Punt time.

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Wofford will start at its own 39 with 9:40 left in the fourth period, trailing by eight, 17-9.

[Mr. C]

Six-yard run for WC on first down.

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Long on the dive with a hard run to the UTC 48.

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Long crashes on the dive to the 45. 2nd and 7.

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Counter inside for Windham to the 41. 3rd and 3.

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Nelson follows a motion blocker to the 40. 4th and 2 with 7 minutes left.

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Nelson straight ahead to the 36 for the first down. Good read by Butler.

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Nelson runs to the 33. 2nd and 7.

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Long squirts free on the dive to the 25. First down, 5:41 left.

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Looking for a play-action pass somewhere here.

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Dive to the 22. 2nd and 7.

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Pitch sweep to Colvin, who is pushed out of bounds at the 22. Third down.

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Counter inside nicely run to almost the 15. Fourth and inches.

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Long slashed to the 13 on the dive. First down with 3:30 left.

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Butler keeps on the option left and gets to the 9. Pretty well defended there.

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Nelson inside to the 6, Third and 3. Time out for UTC. 2:29 left.

[Mr. C]

Butler makes a nice pair of fakes on the option and soars into the end zone for the TD.

Chattanooga 17
Wofford 15
2:25 left

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15-play drive for Wofford
Time out to set up the two-point conversion try.

[Mr. C]

Same play to the right after the TD to the left and Butler scores untouched on the two-point try.

Wofford 17
Chattanooga 17
2:25 left

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Two-minute drive time for Huesman and company.

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Great kickoff for Marvin sails through the end zone. UTC will start at the 25.

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Hearing the crowd for the first time today.

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Huesman to Board on a quick pass to the 34.

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Huesman read option, breaks tackles to the 45. 1:51 left.

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Stop route inside for Board and Huesman hits him again for 4 at the 49. Ball is tipped at the line incomplete. 3rd and 6 from the UTC 49.

[Mr. C]

1:20 left. Pressure, Huesman dumps to Board at the WC 47. 4th and 2.

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With 33 seconds left, time out for UTC. One time out left for both teams.

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UTC going for it.

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Option left to Craine, who rumbles to the WC 31. 27 seconds left.

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QB draw for Huesman, nicely executed to the 21. 1st down with 17 seconds left.

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UTC runs the clock down to four seconds and calls its final time out.

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Henrique Ribeiro will be on for a 38-yard field goal attempt to win the game.

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Wofford tries to ice Ribero by calling its final time out.

[Mr. C]

Ribero hooks the ball in at the left upright. Flags down, offsides Wofford

Final
Chattanooga 20
Wofford 17

[Milktruck74]

It was ugly, but a W is a W.

[chattanoogamocs]

It was ugly, but a W is a W.

It wasn't pretty, but...

The Mocs have won 11 SoCon games in a row
They won at Wofford for the first time in 17 years
They have played 4 of their last 5 games on the road (all wins)

[chattownmocs]

The oline needs to play much better. Tired of seeing them get patted on the back. They should be dominant. We need to get back to rolling huesman out of the pocket as well.

Clutch kick from Ribeiro. He has the talent, only thing questionable is the mental toughness. That was big.

[Mr. C]

The oline needs to play much better. Tired of seeing them get patted on the back. They should be dominant. We need to get back to rolling huesman out of the pocket as well.

Clutch kick from Ribeiro. He has the talent, only thing questionable is the mental toughness. That was big.
Talking to Ribeiro after the game, he seemed like a pretty confident kid. From what I have seen of him, I pretty much expected him to make that kick. He said he feels pretty comfortable anywhere from 55 yards in.

[Iam4Mocs]

Talking to Ribeiro after the game, he seemed like a pretty confident kid. From what I have seen of him, I pretty much expected him to make that kick. He said he feels pretty comfortable anywhere from 55 yards in.
His longest was 57 yds. in high school.

[Milktruck74]

His longest was 57 yds. in high school.

He didn't use a block in HS either, so that was off the grass too.