The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team had just swung the pendulum in its favor after forcing a turnover with 12:38 to play against Wofford on Saturday.
In a span of 37 seconds, there was a massive swing back in the Terriers’ direction.
The Mocs weren’t able to muster a first down after the takeaway, with three straight incomplete passes. On the Terriers’ next play from scrimmage, quarterback Joe Newman sprinted untouched for a 66-yard score to seal a 21-10 Wofford win in front of 8,010 at Finley Stadium.
UTC fell to 4-2 and 2-2 in the Southern Conference and plays this week at Western Carolina, which lost 66-28 at Samford on Saturday. Wofford – ranked seventh in the STATS FCS poll and sixth by Football Championship Subdivision coaches – is 4-1, 3-0 in the league.
“Early on in the game, we struggled to get stops,” Mocs coach Tom Arth said. “They went downfield pretty effortlessly in the first two possessions. From there, we really made some adjustments on the defensive side and got a number of stops, and I thought we played really well. Other than that really big run, I thought defensively we played really well and made some adjustments.