Mocs top Elon, finish season 6-5

By John Frierson November 18, 2012 3 min read

J.J. Jackson of UTC moves through the line of scrimmage.

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Beware the ash borer

City forester Gene Hyde holds a preserved emerald ash borer beetle specimen Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

City forester Gene Hyde points out an s-shaped gallery pattern made on an ash branch by the emerald ash borer beetle, left behind as the species feeds, in his office Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

City forester Gene Hyde pulls apart two traps for the emerald ash borer beetle outside of his office Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

A penny is used to demonstrate the size of the emerald ash borer beetle, placed near a section of ash wood that shows an s-shaped gallery pattern left as the beetles feed, on Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

City forester Gene Hyde points out a branch of ash infested by the emerald ash beetle which fell from a dead tree in the yard of Jimmy Voyles on Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

City forester Gene Hyde points out d-shaped exit holes made by the emerald ash beetle in an infested branch of ash which fell from a dead tree in the yard of Jimmy Voyles on Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

City forester Gene Hyde, right, shows a specimen of an emerald ash beetle to Jimmy Voyles, who has three ash trees infested by the insect, outside his home Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

City forester Gene Hyde, right, talks about the emerald ash borer with Jimmy Voyles, who has three ash trees infested by the insect, outside his home Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

City forester Gene Hyde places his hand on S-shaped gallery patterns made by feeding emerald ash beetles which spiral across the trunk of an ash tree in the yard of Jimmy Voyles on Friday, April 1, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The invasive species is threatening the region's estimated 200,000 ash trees.

Davis Tull capped off a record-setting season, Jacob Huesman fought his way for some late, win-sealing yardage and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga beat Elon 24-17 on Saturday to clinch a third winning season in the past four years.

The Mocs (6-5, 5-3 Southern Conference) led by a touchdown with five minutes left. This had been a trouble spot for them in past games because they had a hard time getting late first downs to close out wins.

Huesman, the Mocs’ redshirt freshman quarterback who had hooked up with Terrell Robinson for two third-quarter touchdown passes, ran the ball eight straight plays. On a critical third-and-5 at the Elon 35-yard line, he fought his way to a 6-yard gain that sealed the win.

“I know I don’t brag on him very often, but, man, he’s got some guts,” said his father, Mocs coach Russ Huesman. “He’s a ballplayer; he’s got guts and he’ll get a first down no matter what it takes.”

Jacob finished with 109 yards rushing and 234 passing, setting a school freshman record for passing yards in a season with 1,712.