1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in SoCon play to tied for third place.[1]

1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1987 record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Colwell, Zach Ervin
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
(capacity: 10,501)
1987 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 0 011 3 0
No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 2 010 5 0
Furman 4 3 07 4 0
Chattanooga 4 3 06 5 0
VMI 2 4 04 7 0
Western Carolina 2 4 04 7 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 05 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 12 Eastern Kentucky*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–08,585
September 19at No. T–14 East Tennessee StateL 14–3411,021
September 26at FurmanW 16–149,377
October 3Louisiana Tech*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–188,450[2]
October 10Western Kentucky*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–208,377
October 17The Citadel
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–198,973
October 24at No. 2 Appalachian StateL 3–1723,727[3]
October 31No. 18 Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 26–286,107
November 7at Western CarolinaW 13–115,216
November 14Tennessee Tech*L 13–207,573
November 21at VMIW 31–03,500[4]

References

  1. "1987 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. "UT–Chattanooga 20, Louisiana Tech 18". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Appalachian State stops Mocs". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mocs stomp VMI in season finale". The Daily News Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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