Mocs. Vols. Hoops. Get on the Bus!

Saturday, Nov. 15

SPONSORED BY THE UTC MOCS CLUB

Open to Students, Faculty, Staff and Fans!

Join UTC Basketball Fans and other UTC Mocs Club members for a road trip to Knoxville to watch Chattanooga take on the Tennessee Volunteers!

COST PER PERSON ONLY $35!

Includes:

Charter Deluxe Motorcoach round-trip to Thompson-Boling Arena

UTC Pre-Game Reception inside the arena

Game Ticket: UTC @ UTK, 7 p.m.

Bus leaves McKenzie Arena Lot 20 at 3:30 p.m.

Bus Returns to Chattanooga immediately following the game

TO RSVP, PLEASE CONTACT SCOTT KOSKOSKI at x4233 or scott-koskoski@utc.edu   

Questions? Contact the UTC Mocs Club at x4233

GO MOCS!

Lady Mocs. Lady Vols. McKenzie Matchup.

Friday, November 21 

7:00 p.m.

McKenzie Arena

(source: GoMocs.com)
Tickets go on sale Thursday, Nov. 6 for your chance to watch the nine-time defending Southern Conference champion Lady Mocs take on the Lady Vols in your own back yard.

It’s “Pack the House Challenge” as the Lady Mocs look to set a women’s basketball attendance record and it can’t be done without your help. Visit the McKenzie Arena box office or call 423-266-MOCS to get your tickets or go online at www.GoMocs.com to reserve your seats to see the two-time defending national champions make their first visit to the Scenic City since 2004.

There will be a limited number of lower level tickets available Thursday, Nov. 6 with a limit of eight (8) per customer. Tickets are $20 at this level. Upper level Reserved Side Court seats are $15 and baseline upper level general admission tickets are $10. There is no limit to the number of tickets purchased at the upper level.

Don your GOLD and “Pack the House” for this game as the Lady Mocs begin their quest for a 10^th consecutive Southern Conference title! Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. at the box office or anytime online at GoMocs.com!

“1000 Riot at UT for 1.5 Hours”

That was the headline on the front page of The Knoxville News-Sentinel on Sunday, November 9, 1958, the day after the Chattanooga Mocs beat the Tennessee Vols 14-6 at UT’s Shields-Watkins Field.  Immediately following the game, students from The University of Chattanooga celebrated their win by tearing down both goal posts and parading through the streets. The scene according to UC alumni, students at the time, started out as celebratory but turned into a massive riot as Knoxville police began firing tear gas grenades. In the end, some $2,000 of damage was accumulated and ten students were arrested. 

The scene from that day remains fervently alive in the hearts of many UC alumni. And on Saturday, November 8, 2008, exactly fifty years to the day, the UTC campus will honor and celebrate that famous UC football event at the home game of the UTC versus Appalachian State football game.  It is fitting that the UTC Mocs will play the Mountaineers on this day.  Much commotion was made at the start of last season when the Appalachian State Mountaineers beat the Michigan Wolverines at the Big House in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  For the general public, it led to claims that the game was the biggest upset in college football history. But it was not the first time a small school beat a major powerhouse in their own backyard. For Chattanooga fans, the Appy State game sparked the memory of their big defeat of the Vols in Knoxville, putting “to shame the Tennessee football team’s disasterous season.”

The 1958 Chattanooga Mocs Football Team

The 1958 football team reunion will coincide with the Class of 1958 Reunion and 50-Plus Weekend events that will take place on November 7-8, 2008.  To learn more about the celebration, please visit www.utcalumni.com/reunions.php or call the UTC Office of Alumni Affairs at 423/425-4785 or 800/728-4882.