November 1
*Furman at VMI (ESPN3) - 1:30 p.m.
*Chattanooga at Western Carolina (SDN) - 2:00 p.m.
Concordia College at Samford (SDN) - 3:00 p.m.
*The Citadel at Mercer (ESPN3) - 4:00 p.m.

• Seven Southern Conference teams are in action this weekend, while Wofford is idle.

• Home teams are 9-7 in conference play this season after going 21-15 last year.

• Six of the 16 league games this season have been decided by one possession. Sixteen of the SoCon’s 36 league games were decided by one possession last year.

• Mercer’s John Russ leads the SoCon rand ranks sixth nationally in pass efficiency (156.0).

• The Chattanooga Mocs are ranked in both major FCS polls this week.
UTC is ranked 12th by the FCS coaches and is 14th in the Sports Network poll.

• Samford, Western Carolina and Wofford are among the teams receiving votes.

• The Southern Conference has one player on the Walter Payton Award Watch List, while two are currently on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List. Five SoCon players were named to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List. The Payton Award is presented annually to the most outstanding player at the FCS level, while the Buchanan honors the nation’s top defensive player in FCS. The Rice Award is given to the nation’s top freshman.
• Payton Award Watch List - Jacob Huesman (Chattanooga).
• Buchanan Award Watch List - Jaquiski Tartt (Samford) and Davis Tull (Chattanooga).
• Rice Award Watch List - Chandler Curtis (Mercer), Al Cobb (VMI), Alex Lakes (Mercer), Daniel Riddle (Western Carolnia) and Lucas Webb (Chattanooga).