| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Chattanooga Mocs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Buddy Green |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Frankie DeBusk |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Rick Whitt |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Captain: | Keith Blanks, Tyrone Coleman, Ron Faugue, Brian Hampton |
| Stadium: | Chamberlain Field Finley Stadium |
| Prev: | 1996 |
The 1997 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Green and played first three home games at Chamberlain Field before moving to newly-opened Finley Stadium on October 18. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to tie for fifth place.[1]