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2017 Chattanooga

3–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 2017, game by game: lost vs. Jacksonville State 13–27; lost at No. 12 LSU 10–45; lost vs. UT Martin 7–21; won at VMI 63–7; lost vs. Western Carolina 7–45; lost vs. Furman 17–41; lost at Mercer 10–30; lost vs. The Citadel 14–20; won at Samford 23–21; lost at Wofford 21–24; won vs. East Tennessee State 10–3+56−38Lost 13–27 vs. Jacksonville State-14Jacksonville St…Lost 10–45 at No. 12 LSU-35No. 12 LSULost 7–21 vs. UT Martin-14UT MartinWon 63–7 at VMI+56VMILost 7–45 vs. Western Carolina-38Western CarolinaLost 17–41 vs. Furman-24FurmanLost 10–30 at Mercer-20MercerLost 14–20 vs. The Citadel-6The CitadelWon 23–21 at Samford+2SamfordLost 21–24 at Wofford-3WoffordWon 10–3 vs. East Tennessee State+7East Tennessee …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vsJacksonville StateL 13–⁠2744%
Sep 9at12LSUL 10–⁠4512%
Sep 16vsUT MartinL 7–⁠2161%
Sep 23atVMIW 63–⁠770%
Sep 30vsWestern CarolinaL 7–⁠4568%
Oct 7vsFurmanL 17–⁠4159%
Oct 14atMercerL 10–⁠3032%
Oct 21vsThe CitadelL 14–⁠2045%
Oct 28atSamfordW 23–⁠2122%
Nov 4atWoffordL 21–⁠2420%
Nov 18vsEast Tennessee StateW 10–⁠365%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat East Tennessee State 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠284
Coach
—
Elo
1274 −142 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.3 No. 71 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 151
Offensive coordinator
Justin Rascati
Defensive coordinator
Brandon Staley

Leaders

Passing yardsNick Tiano QB174 yds
Rushing yardsDarrell Bridges RB88 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarrell Bridges RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJoseph Parker WR104 yds
TacklesTae Davis LB13 tkl
SacksIan Hayes LB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jabril Malone CB★★No. 2221
McClendon Curtis OT★★No. 2358
Brandon Dowdell CB★★No. 2358
Chris Broadwater ATH★★No. 2750
Bryce Nunnelly WR★★No. 3176

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.760
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line22.00.777
Defensive backs42.00.780
Athletes and specialists12.00.778
Whole class92.00.776

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford8–⁠110–⁠3
Samford6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Mercer4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel3–⁠55–⁠6
Chattanooga3–⁠53–⁠8
East Tennessee State2–⁠64–⁠7
VMI0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.