UTC head coach Russ Huesman shouts to defensive lineman Josh Freeman (95) on the sidelines.
UTC quarterback 14 Jacob Huesman runs a keeper play past Georgia State lineman for a second half touch down at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on in this file photo. The Mocs won 42-14.The question was this: Which was more impressive in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team’s 42-14 rout of Georgia State last Saturday, rushing for 401 yards or holding the Panthers to 30 on 17 carries?
“I think rushing for 400 yards. We haven’t done that before in our whole time here,” fifth-year Mocs coach Russ Huesman said Tuesday. “We’ve held a lot of people to 30 yards rushing.”
The Mocs held five teams under 100 yards rushing last season, including South Florida, Furman and Samford. Division II Glenville State gained just 17 on 21 carries; Furman had 39 yards on 19 attempts.
Offensively, UTC got some big running games in 2012 from quarterback Jacob Huesman — he had four with 109 or more yards and led UTC for the season with 904 on 195 attempts — but as a team the Mocs also rushed for 133 or fewer yards six times.
Kenny Huitt ran for 137 yards in the Mocs’ win at Western Carolina last season, becoming the team’s first running back with an 100-yard game since Erroll Wynn gained 100 against Samford in 2010.