Chattanooga vs. Fordham
It's the Deep South vs. the tough guys from New York City
Grits, Biscuits and Gravy, Bar-B-Que vs. Pizza, Hot Dogs, Bagels, Cheese Cake
Records: UTC (8-3) Fordham (9-2)
Recent Conference Titles:
Chattanooga - 2013, 2014, 2015
Fordham - 2002, 2007, 2014
Both Teams Won a Playoff Game in 2014
* Both Coaches are alums of their respective schools;
UTC - Russ Huesman (UTC, 1981) ... 7th season
Fordham Joe Moorhead - Fordham (1996) ... 4th season
Top Players
Fordham -
Top Running Back: All-American Chase Edmonds (So.) - 20 rushing TDs ... 149 yards per game
he leads the Patriot League in rushing and TDs
Top QB - Kevin Anderson (Jr.) 259 passing yds/game ... leads Patriot League in TD passes (29) has thrown 5 TDs twice, in back-to-back games against Columbia and Monmouth
Top Tackler - Stephen Hodge (9.9 tackles per)
UTC -
All-American QB Jacob Huesman - 158.6 passing yds. per game 2014 SoCon Player of the Year
Running Back Derrick Craine- leads SoCon in TDs - 12
Top Tackler - Nakevion Leslie (6.9 tackles/game)
Team Stats:
** Key Stat: Fordham has +13 takeaways ... UTC has +2 takeaways
UTC leads SoCon in ...
* scoring def. (20.9 ppg)
* passing def. (161.3 yds/game)
* total defense (319.9 yds/game) (Fordham scores 38.4 points per game
* 3rd down conversions: 76 of 152 (50.0%)
Fordham leads the Patriot League in ..
* scoring offense (38.4 ppg) (UTC averages 27.2 ppg)
* pass efficiency (170.2)
* interceptions with 16 ... (UTC has 7)
* in punting (37.5 yds/game)
second in rushing offense (189.5 yds/game)
Also - Fordham - Red Zone Offense ... 84% and 31 TDs
Famous Alums: UTC - Terrel Owens (5x All-Pro, first team)
Fordham Vince Lombardi (pro football HOF coach)
Frankie Frisch - Baseball Hall of Fame
Actors; Denzel Washington, Alan Alda
Wellington Mara - late N.Y. Giants co-owner
contact B.B. Branton at william.branton@Comcast.net