1959 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1959 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
CaptainJoe Abercrombie
Home stadium Chamberlain Field
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra  – 9 –0 –0
Howard (AL)  – 9 –1 –0
Buffalo  – 8 –1 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 7 –1 –0
Cal Poly Pomona  – 7 –1 –1
North Park  – 6 –1 –1
Santa Clara  – 4 –1 –0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^  – 8 –2 –0
Northern Michigan  – 6 –2 –0
UC Riverside  – 5 –2 –0
Montana State  – 6 –3 –0
Carthage  – 5 –3 –1
Louisville  – 6 –4 –0
Memphis State  – 6 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern  – 6 –4 –0
Arlington State  – 4 –3 –0
Sewanee  – 4 –3 –1
Abilene Christian  – 5 –5 –0
Baldwin–Wallace  – 4 –4 –0
Washington and Lee  – 3 –4 –1
Xavier  – 4 –6 –0
Wabash  – 3 –5 –1
Rose Poly  – 2 –4 –1
Arkansas State  – 3 –6 –0
Hawaii  – 3 –6 –0
Trinity (TX)  – 3 –6 –0
Pepperdine  – 2 –5 –1
Chattanooga  – 3 –7 –0
Tampa  – 3 –7 –0
Drake  – 2 –7 –0
Northeastern  – 1 –6 –1
Washington University  – 1 –7 –0
St. Norbert  – 0 –6 –1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) as an independent during the 1959 college football season. In their 29th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Jacksonville State
W 19–07,500 [1]
September 25 Abilene Christian No. T–3
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–36,000 [2]
October 2 Furman No. 7
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–75,500 [3]
October 10at Alabama No. 6
L 0–1320,000 [4]
October 17at No. 6 Middle Tennessee No. 9
L 0–286,500 [5]
October 24at Tennessee No. T–15
L 0–2323,000–25,000 [6]
October 30 Tennessee Tech Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 6–36,000 [7]
November 7at No. 5 (UD) Ole Miss No. 18
L 0–5814,500 [8]
November 14at No. 2 Mississippi Southern
L 6–167,000–7,100 [9]
November 26No. 7 Memphis State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 9–157,000–8,000 [10] [11]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Gamecocks topped by Moccasins, 19 to 0". The Anniston Star. September 19, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Late ACC field goal wins, 3–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Moccasins down determined Hurricane, 20–7". The Greenville News. October 3, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Crimson Tide defense defeats Chattanooga, 13–0". The Selma Times-Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "MTSC tumbles Mocs 28–0, racks up fifth straight win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 18, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Vols avenge Chattanooga upset, 23–0". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UC scores with 32 seconds left, tops TPI 6–3". The Chattanooga Times. October 31, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ole Miss Rebs maul Chattanooga, 58–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southern spanks stubborn UC 14–6". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Memphis State rally edges UC, 15–9". The Chattanooga Times. November 27, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 15, 2022.


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