University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs
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The Marching Mocs is the marching band
for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
located in Chattanooga, Tennessee
. The band performs at all Mocs home football
games. The band also participates in exhibitions and performs with the City of Chattanooga Pipes and Drums.
In March of 2009, the Marching Mocs pep band
was featured prominently on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
who picked the men's basketball
team as his favorite underdog in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
.
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in...
located in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County...
. The band performs at all Mocs home football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
games. The band also participates in exhibitions and performs with the City of Chattanooga Pipes and Drums.
In March of 2009, the Marching Mocs pep band
Pep band
A pep band is an ensemble of instrumentalists who play at functions or events with the purpose of entertaining and "pepping" up a crowd. Often members of a pep band are a subset of people from a larger ensemble such as a marching band or a concert band. Pep bands are generally associated with...
was featured prominently on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon on NBC. The show premiered on March 2, 2009, as the third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman....
who picked the men's basketball
Chattanooga Mocs basketball
The Chattanooga Mocs basketball team represents the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in NCAA Division I men's competition. -History:...
team as his favorite underdog in the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....
.