UTC football 2012 scheduleSept. 1 at South FloridaSept. 8 at Jacksonville StateSept. 13 Glenville StateSept. 22 Appalachian StateSept. 29 at The CitadelOct. 13 at FurmanOct. 20 SamfordOct. 27 Georgia SouthernNov. 3 at Western CarolinaNov. 10 at WoffordNov. 17 Elon
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team will open its 2012 home schedule on a Thursday night, just as it did in 2009. And like the ’09 game, which was coach Russ Huesman’s debut, the Mocs will be playing Glenville State.
After a late hiccup because Presbyterian backed out of its scheduled game, UTC has completed its schedule for next season. The Mocs open with games at South Florida and Jacksonville State before playing at Finley Stadium on Sept. 13 against the West Virginia school.
“This will obviously be different because it’s the third game of the year and a short week for us,” said Huesman, who is 17-16 after three seasons at UTC, “but we figured we’d get more excitement, more people, and that’s important to the program.”
According to figures provided by UTC, Thursday night games are very good for business. The past five Thursday games have drawn crowds 30 percent larger, on average, than normal on Saturday. In 2009, a crowd of 14,002 turned up for the opener, while the average for the season was 10,503.