NCAA FCS Southern

Chattanooga football predictions & picks

Southern

2026 record: 6-4
Southern: 4th
PPG: 21.2
Streak: L1
Last 5: Lost 3–14 at East Tennessee State · Sat, Oct 3 Won 19–3 vs Samford · Sat, Oct 10 Won 41–18 at Western Carolina · Sat, Oct 24 Won 24–10 vs VMI · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 7–14 OT vs Mercer · Sat, Nov 7

Chattanooga next game

Wk 11

Chattanooga @1:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Furman

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Chattanooga 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Aug 27Aug 27 @West Georgia West Georgia W24–10 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech L9–24 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Eastern Kentucky E Kentucky L17–22 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Wofford Wofford W41–7 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @The Citadel The Citadel W27–8 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @East Tennessee State ETSU L3–14 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Samford Samford W19–3 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Western Carolina W Carolina W41–18 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs VMI VMI W24–10 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Mercer Mercer L7–14 OT —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Furman Furman 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Alabama Alabama 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Chattanooga team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 21.2/ game 89th

Total yards 293.4/ game 112th

Passing yards 88.1/ game 126th

Rushing yards 205.3/ game 12th

Third-down conversions 40.9% 47th

Giveaways 0.9/ game 15th

Time of possession 30:30 48th

Defense

Points allowed 13.0/ game 2nd

Yards allowed 275.6/ game 2nd

Passing yards allowed 154.5/ game 6th

Rushing yards allowed 121.1/ game 23rd

Takeaways 1.3/ game 67th

Penalties 5.0/ game 15th

Chattanooga leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Battle Alberson 881yds 3 TD · 6 INT · 49.6% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Kevin Lalin 983yds 8 TD · 5.1 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Ashton Schumann 388yds 27 catches · 1 TD · 10 games

Tackles Zion Rutledge 98 10 games

Sacks Orlando Daniels 5 10 games

Interceptions Kristian Ozane 3 3 passes defended · 10 games

Southern standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech 910 9-1 .900 356203 +153 W5

2 Mercer Mercer 820 8-2 .800 287163 +124 W6

3 East Tennessee State ETSU 640 6-4 .600 319236 +83 L2

4 Chattanooga Chattanooga 640 6-4 .600 212130 +82 L1

5 Wofford Wofford 550 5-5 .500 227221 +6 L2

6 Western Carolina W Carolina 550 5-5 .500 292297 −5 W2

7 Samford Samford 460 4-6 .400 190229 −39 W3

8 Furman Furman 370 3-7 .300 171211 −40 W1

9 The Citadel The Citadel 280 2-8 .200 181322 −141 L5

10 VMI VMI 0100 0-10 .000 88420 −332 L10

Chattanooga FAQ

Who does Chattanooga play next?

Next up for Chattanooga: on the road at Furman, Saturday, November 14, 1:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Chattanooga’s record this season?

Chattanooga is 6-4, 4th in the Southern.

Who leads Chattanooga in passing yards?

Battle Alberson, with 881 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (3 TD · 6 INT · 49.6% comp. · 10 games).

Southern rivals

All teams

East Tennessee State Furman Mercer Samford Tennessee Tech The Citadel VMI Western Carolina Wofford

Chattanooga this week

Chattanooga is 6-4, 5-3 in Southern play. Its last game was a 14–7 overtime loss to Mercer at home on November 7, ending a three-game winning streak. Its offense averages 21.2 points a game (tied for 89th in FCS), and its defense allows 13.0 (2nd).

Next up, Chattanooga visits Furman on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.