1939 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1939 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference Dixie Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–1–1 Dixie)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Mathis
Home stadium Chamberlain Field
Seasons
  1938
1940  
1939 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern (TN) $ 2 0 03 5 1
Loyola (LA) 3 1 05 5 0
Mississippi College 3 1 16 1 1
Chattanooga 2 1 15 2 1
Millsaps 2 1 14 3 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 3 13 5 1
Howard (AL) 2 3 13 6 1
Mercer 1 3 03 7 0
Spring Hill 0 4 11 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1939 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) in the Dixie Conference during the 1939 college football season. In its ninth year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record.

Chattanooga was ranked at No. 154 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Tennessee Tech *W 20–05,888 [2]
October 6at Mississippi College
T 0–0 [3]
October 14 Tennessee *
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–286,987 [4]
October 21at Howard (AL) L 14–334,000 [5]
November 4 Sewanee *
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–7 [6]
November 11 Birmingham–Southern
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 13–123,082 [7]
November 17at Centre *
W 12–2 [8]
November 30 Mercer W 21–185,240 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "U.C. opens season with 20-to-0 victory over T.P.I. before 5,888 fans". The Chattanooga Times. September 30, 1939. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Chocs rally to tie Nooga, 0–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1939. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chattanooga holds mighty Tennessee to 28–0 before crowd of 6,987". The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Howard defeats U.C., 33 to 14, making a comeback in thrilling game". The Chattanooga Times. October 22, 1939. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Moccasins defeat Sewanee, 10–7". The Chattanooga Times. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Moccasins win 13 to 12". The Chattanooga Times. November 12, 1939. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Centre's Colonels lose 12–2 decision to Chattanooga U." The Lexington Herald. November 18, 1939. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "U.C.'s great rally beats Mercer, 21–18". The Chattanooga Times. December 1, 1939. Retrieved September 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.