1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Chattanooga during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1979 record9–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1979 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 5 1 09 2 0
VMI 4 1 06 4 1
The Citadel 4 2 06 5 0
Furman 4 3 05 6 0
Appalachian State 3 4 03 8 0
East Tennessee State 2 3 07 4 0
Western Carolina 2 4 06 5 0
Marshall 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Western Kentucky*W 41–2810,250
September 15Louisiana Tech*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 24–79,100[2]
September 22at FurmanW 45–14
September 29Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–0
October 6at Appalachian StateW 24–2116,255[3]
October 13at East Tennessee StateL 0–35
October 20Middle Tennessee State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 59–15
October 27McNeese State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–24
November 3at Western CarolinaW 42–35
November 10The Citadel
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–7
November 17Illinois State*W 42–312,742[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1979 Football Schedule".
  2. "Moccasins win opener". Johnson City Press. September 16, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "UT–Chattanooga nips Appalachian". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Kindred, Randy (November 18, 1979). "Chattanooga rally defeats Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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