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 | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Steve Colwell, Zach Ervin |
| Home stadium | Chamberlain Field (capacity: 10,501) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Appalachian State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Marshall ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky* |
| W 10–0 | 8,585 | ||
| September 19 | at No. T–14 East Tennessee State | No. 11 | L 14–34 | 11,021 | ||
| September 26 | at Furman | W 16–14 | 9,377 | [2] | ||
| October 3 | Louisiana Tech* | No. 19 |
| W 20–18 | 8,450 | [3] |
| October 10 | Western Kentucky* | No. 12 |
| L 17–20 | 8,377 | |
| October 17 | The Citadel |
| W 22–19 | 8,973 | ||
| October 24 | at No. 2 Appalachian State | No. T–17 | L 3–17 | 23,727 | [4] | |
| October 31 | Marshall |
| L 26–28 | 6,107 | ||
| November 7 | at Western Carolina | W 13–11 | 5,216 | |||
| November 14 | Tennessee Tech* | L 13–20 | 7,573 | |||
| November 21 | at VMI | W 31–0 | 3,500 | [5] | ||
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References
- "1987 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
- "Second loss jolts Paladins' chances in Southern race". The State. September 27, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UT–Chattanooga 20, Louisiana Tech 18". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Appalachian State stops Mocs". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mocs stomp VMI in season finale". The Daily News Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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