UTC Mocs logoSPARTANBURG, S.C. – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga defensive players fell to the Gibbs Stadium field Saturday as the Wofford Terriers celebrated in the end zone. Despite a stellar performance against one of the most productive offenses in the FCS, the Mocs had suffered another gut-punch loss.
All-America fullback Eric Breitenstein’s 2-yard plunge in overtime delivered No. 14 Wofford a 16-13 win and earned the Terriers a share of the Southern Conference championship.
“[Wofford] got nothing in the second half, up until that last 25 yards there [in overtime],” Mocs coach Russ Huesman said. “Our defense played unbelievable.”
UTC (5-5, 4-3) needed to beat Wofford (8-2, 6-2) and then close the season this Saturday with a win against Elon to clinch a share of the program’s first SoCon title since 1984. Now the Mocs are out of the SoCon and playoff races and will need to beat the Phoenix to finish 6-5 for the third time in four years.
“It’s hard, man,” said a red-eyed senior linebacker Shane Heatherly, who had nine tackles. “Just having the opportunity to win a championship … and we were close.”