1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Joe D'Alessandris (2nd season)
Captains
  • Steve Colwell
  • Zach Ervin
Home stadium Chamberlain Field
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. 3 Eastern Kentucky *
W 10–08,585 [2]
September 19at No. T–14 East Tennessee State No. 11
L 14–3411,021 [3]
September 26at Furman
W 16–149,377 [4]
October 3 Louisiana Tech *No. 19
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–188,450 [5]
October 10 Western Kentucky *No. 12
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–208,377 [6]
October 17 The Citadel Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–198,973 [7]
October 24at No. 2 Appalachian State No. T–17
L 3–1723,727 [8]
October 31 Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 26–286,107 [9]
November 7at Western Carolina
W 13–115,216 [10]
November 14 Tennessee Tech *
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 13–207,573 [11]
November 21at VMI
W 31–03,500 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ↑ "Eastern Kentucky comes up empty as Tennessee–Chattanooga wins 10–0". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mocs no match for Buccaneers". Johnson City Press. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Second loss jolts Paladins' chances in Southern race". The State. September 27, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UT–Chattanooga 20, Louisiana Tech 18". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Western's big second half topples UT–Chattanooga". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Chattanooga rallies to trim Citadel 22–19". The State. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Appalachian State stops Mocs". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Petersen, Herd outlast UTC". The Ironton Tribune. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Miscues key in Western's 13–11 loss". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Weeks' field goals lift Tech past UTC". The Tennessean. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Mocs stomp VMI in season finale". The Daily News Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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