Mocs Defeats Rival ETSU 42-38 Behind Wild Fourth-Quarter Comeback

GoMocs-RAIL RIVALRY COMEBACK! The Chattanooga Mocs football team scored 21-unanswered points over the final seven-plus minutes of the game to complete a wild 42-38 comeback victory over in-state rival ETSU during Southern Conference action in front of 9,307 fans at Finley Stadium on Saturday.

Chattanooga (3-4, 2-1 SoCon) retains possession of the coveted ‘Rail Rivalry’ railroad tie trophy after recording its six-straight victory over ETSU (3-5, 1-3 SoCon). The wild and crazy rivalry game featured six lead changes, 42 fourth-quarter points, and more than 1,000 total yards of offense while the two teams combined for 80 points.

Quick Records & Series
Chattanooga: 3-4, 2-1 SoCon | ETSU: 3-5, 1-3 SoCon
Series: Chattanooga now leads the all-time series 28-19-1… UTC has won its last six games over ETSU.

Breakdown

• Both teams scored on the game’s first four possessions with three of the four scores going for touchdowns of 20-plus yards. Ryan Ingram scored from 23-yards out midway through the first before Camden Orth found Markell Quick for a 21-yard touchdown strike to open the second, giving UTC a 14-10 lead that would hold true into the break.
• Chattanooga started the scoring in the second half with a Jude Kelley eight-yard touchdown rush on a fake field goal attempt (3Q 9:04) before ETSU immediately answered with a 60-yard house call from Jason Albritton (3Q 6:38), bringing the separation back to four at 21-17.
• ETSU regained the lead in the first minute of the fourth quarter as an Albritton one-yard touchdown plunge put the Bucs ahead 24-21 with an even 14:00 left in the contest. ETSU ballooned its lead to 38-21 (4Q 10:17) with a pair of touchdowns in less than a four-minute span.
• It was all Chattanooga from that point. With key defensive stops included, UTC cut its deficit to just three 38-35 (4Q 2:29) following back-to-back touchdown drives that covered a combined 165 yards while needing just six plays each.
• After the Mocs defense recorded a fourth-down stop at their own 33 with 1:55 left, Orth and the offense went all 67 yards in 11 plays as Jamarii Robinson hauled in an eight-yard touchdown reception with just 11 seconds left to send Finley Stadium in a frenzy.