FCS

Chattanooga

Mocs · Southern

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#14

Among 128 teams · ▲14 since Week 7

Record

5-3

5-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

+6.38

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−1.35

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Chattanooga is 5-3 and ranks No. 14 of 128 FCS teams, up 14 spots from Week 7. Its +6.4 power rating is 7.9 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 45th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.0 wins against it; Chattanooga is even with that, 28th in résumé rank.

Best win: 41–18 over Western Carolina. Worst loss: 17–22 to Eastern Kentucky as a 76% favorite.

Next: at home against VMI on Sat, Oct 31. Chattanooga is a 42.2-point favorite with a 99% chance to win.

Next game

vs. VMI
Home

Chattanooga by 42.2

Chattanooga 99% · VMI 1%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 44 after Week 1 to No. 14 after Week 8.120406080Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#14
Week 8: No. 14 · +6.38 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 144−0.04
Week 272−5.46
Week 331+1.35
Week 425+3.76
Week 526+2.91
Week 627+3.55
Week 728+3.32
Week 814+6.38

Game results

8 games · 2026
Chattanooga results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W41–1840%+1.67
W19–382%−5.24
L3–1444%+6.33
W27–878%−8.19
W41–741%+0.76
L17–22Upset76%−5.17
L9–24—+8.71
at West Georgia #109
W24–10—−10.08
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Southern
Southern power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
10up 27-1
+8.71
#5−1.50+11.8
14up 145-3
+6.38
#28−1.35+9.4
15up 16-2
+6.33
#15−3.53+11.5
26down 56-2
+3.88
#25−5.88+13.5
35down 133-5
+1.67
#56+2.92-2.8
40down 15-3
+0.76
#41−4.11+2.9
60down 172-6
−2.04
#83+2.82-6.1
79up 162-6
−5.24
#101−0.53-5.3
98up 52-6
−8.19
#87+3.86-15.3
128unchanged0-8
−20.59
#128−2.52-33.3