1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Buddy Nix (2nd season)
Captains	Brent Johnson Glen Richardson
Home stadium	Chamberlain Field
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–2 Furman $^	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. T–12 Appalachian State	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
East Tennessee State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by second-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–2 in SoCon play to place third. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Vanderbilt *		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 0–7	41,057	[2]
September 21	at East Tennessee State		Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 12–0	8,744	[3]
September 28	Georgia Southern *		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 14–19	8,892	[4]
October 5	Southeastern Louisiana *		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 27–7	9,148	[5]
October 12	at Appalachian State		Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 0–25	20,284	[6]
October 19	The Citadel		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 34–17	7,993	[7]
October 26	at Western Carolina		Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 23–3	11,765	[8]
November 2	No. 11 Marshall		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 38–7	8,369	[9]
November 9	at Georgia Tech *	No. 20	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–35	25,763	[10]
November 16	VMI		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 54–7	5,652	[11]
November 23	at No. 2 Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 0–28	13,134	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1985 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
2. "Vandy escapes with 7–0 win". The Tennessean. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "UT–C sends Bucs down to 12–0 defeat". Bristol Herald Courier. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ham leads Eagles over UTC 19–13". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "SLU falls again, 27–7". The News-Star. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mountaineers rip Moccasins". The News and Observer. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mocs outlast Citadel, 34–17". The Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Catamounts fall by 23–3 to Moccasins". The Salisbury Post. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Chattanooga 38, Marshall 7". The Greenville News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "A quarter pounder for Jackets 35–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Mocs thrash VMI, 54–7". The Daily News Leader. November 17, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Paladins display their championship form, 28–0". The Greenville News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.