CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Mocs put the clamps on #4 Campbell’s option offense this week, holding them to three points in the second half and squeaking by for a 17-16 victory over the Camels. In the end the difference was a missed PAT by Campbell’s kicker, #99 Crush Biggs, a junior transfer from San Jose State. The Chattanooga Head Coach was thrilled in the post game press conference. His team performed at a high level and made plays when they needed to in order to get the job done.

“We figured out the gameplan for the Campbell offense midway through the game and forced them to go on long drives. The defense stepped up in the big moments too. We forced a fumble on our own 9 early on to keep us in the game and also held Campbell to a field goal late.”

Campbell punt returner #18 Pablo Sanchez, a sophomore transfer from Colorado, dropped the punt early in the third quarter and the Mocs scored the game-deciding field goal three plays later. Campbell Head Coach Justin Average was disappointed in his team’s overall performance on the day.

“That’s the fewest yards we’ve gained all year. Despite scoring twice on the ground, (running back) Abom Snow had that fumble on our second possession that they turned into a touchdown. The missed PAT right before halftime came back to bite us once Pablo dropped the ball in the third.”

Campbell is now -1 in Turnover Margin on the year and struggled mightily against a Chattanooga squad that moves to 3-0 in Atlantic Sun Conference play. The Moc’s coach was realistic about the pressure his squad will face in the coming weeks.

“Assuming the score holds with ETSU, (losing 28-7 at the time of printing) that would put us in the driver’s seat in the conference. The challenge for us is to not have a letdown next week after the big win this week.”

Coach Average was optimistic about the Camel’s future despite the poor showing on the field today.

“Chattanooga is no slouch and I thought they were a top-25 team before the week began which was reflected in my coach’s poll ballot. I think we’ll see them again in the Conference Championship game but make no mistake, we’ll be ready for them!”

Chattanooga improves 4-2 on the year and 3-0 in conference play as they are currently scheduled to face a scrappy Florida A&M squad next week. #4 Campbell drops to 5-2 and 2-1 in conference as they hope to face Alabama State who has recently hired an active coach.