Football: Chattanooga Preview

VandyMania previews Saturday evening's game between Vanderbilt and Chattanooga, and makes a prediction. The Commodores (0-1) host the Mocs (0-1) at 6 p.m. CT at Vanderbilt Stadium (WSM-AM 650 radio).

Vanderbilt Commodores SEC East

VS

UT-Chattanooga Mocs Southern

Date: September, 6, 2003
Time: 6:00 PM CST
Place: Nashville, TN; Vanderbilt Stadium (39,790)
Radio: Ardmore, AL WSLV 1110 AM; Ashland City WQSV-AM 790 AM; Carthage WRKM-AM 1350 AM; Chattanooga WDOD-AM 1310 AM; Fayetteville WEKR-AM 1240 AM; Huntsville, AL WTKI-AM 1450 AM; Lewisburg WAXO-AM 1220 AM; Memphis KWAM 990 AM; Nashville WSM 650 AM; Nashville WSM-FM 95.5 FM; Smithville WJLE-AM 1480 AM; Smithville WJLE-FM 101.7 FM;Tullahoma WFTZ 101.5 FM; Winchester WCDT-AM 1340 AM.
TV: None.
Internet Broadcast: LINK

Coaches

• Vanderbilt: Bobby Johnson
• UT-Chattanooga: Rodney Allison

Series Record: Vanderbilt leads, 17-1-0

Last Meeting: 1985; Vanderbilt, 7-0

Key Players:

• Vanderbilt: LT Justin Geisinger (6-4, 320, Jr.); RG Mac Pyle (6-5, 310, So.); RT Kenan Arkan (6-7, 285, Jr.); QB Jay Cutler (6-4, 208, So.); WR Erik Davis (6-2, 188, So.); TB Kwane Doster (5-11, 175, So.); FB Matthew Tant (5-11, 218, So.); DE Jovan Haye (6-5, 265, So.); DT Aaron Carter (6-3, 276, Jr.); DT Ralph McKenzie (6-4, 297, So.); WLB Moses Osemwegie (6-0, 220, So.); SLB Herdley Harrison (6-3, 215, So.); CB Lorenzo Parker (5-11, 182, Jr.)
  (Vanderbilt Roster)
• Chattanooga: OL Zach Davis (6-2, 280, Sr.) ; WR Jeremy Grier (6-2, 200, Jr.); WR Jason Jones (5-11, 175, Sr.); C Chris Cook (6-1, 285, Sr.); OL Josh Shinpaugh (6-5, 280, So.); DB Greg Knight (5-8, 165, Sr.); LB Bernard Snowden (6-1, 248, Sr.); DL Troy Blackwell (6-7, 245, So.); LB Jason Jackson (5-10, 208, Sr.); DB Quentin Harris (5-9, 170, Jr.)
  (Chattanooga Roster)

Chattanooga-Vanderbilt Stats Comparison

Vanderbilt Schedule

Aug. 30 Ole Miss, L 24-21
Sept. 6 Chattanooga
Sept. 13 Auburn
Sept. 20 at Texas Christian
Sept. 27 Georgia Tech
Oct. 4 at Mississippi State
Oct. 11 Navy
Oct. 18 Georgia
Oct. 25 at South Carolina
Nov. 8 at Florida
Nov. 15 Kentucky
Nov. 22 at Tennessee

Chattanooga Schedule

Aug. 28 Samford, L 31-23
Sept. 6 at Vanderbilt
Sept. 13 Tennessee Tech
Sept. 20 at Gardner-Webb
Sept. 27 at Georgia Southern
Oct. 4 Wofford
Oct. 18 at Elon
Oct. 25 Western Carolina
Nov. 1 at Appalachian State
Nov. 8 The Citadel
Nov. 15 at East Tennessee State
Nov. 22 Furman

PREDICTION:

This is a fortuitous game for Vandy after a hard-to-stomach loss to Ole Miss. The Mocs are rebuilding and will have problems keeping up with Vandy's speedy backs and receivers.

Vanderbilt 40
Chattanooga 9

LINKS

Vanderbilt official site

Vanderbilt message board

Chattanooga official site