1989 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1989 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ricky Bray
  • Junior Jackson
Home stadium Chamberlain Field
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Furman $^ 7 –0 –012 –2 –0
No. 7 Appalachian State ^ 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Marshall 4 –3 –06 –5 –0
East Tennessee State 4 –3 –04 –7 –0
Chattanooga 2 –4 –13 –7 –1
Western Carolina 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
VMI 1 –4 –12 –8 –1
The Citadel 1 –5 –15 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by sixth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Charmerlain Field. They finished the season 3–7–1 overall and 2–4–1 in SoCon play to tie for fifth place. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Tennessee Tech *
L 10–289,769 [2]
September 16at Western Carolina
L 20–267,435 [3]
September 23No. 7 Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 14–09,523 [4]
September 30at Middle Tennessee *
L 7–243,500 [5]
October 7 Western Kentucky *
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 19–76,207 [6]
October 14at East Tennessee State
L 23–246,827 [7]
October 21No. T–15 The Citadel Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 17–97,921 [8]
October 28at No. 15 Appalachian State
L 7–4120,122 [9]
November 4at No. 3 Furman
L 17–2714,788 [10]
November 11at No. 1 Georgia Southern *
L 13–3424,078 [11]
November 18 VMI
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
T 14–143,118 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "1989 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ↑ "Tech's record seven field goals boot UT–C". The Tennessean. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cats top Mocs on final play". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Chattanooga stuns No. 7 Herd, 14–0". The Greenville News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "MTSU tops Chattanooga". The Anniston Star. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Chattanooga's punting, trick play beat Western". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. October 8, 1989. p. C5. Retrieved December 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Searcy scores at end as Bucs stun Mocs". The Greenville News. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blocked kicks sparks Moccasins by Citadel". The State. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Appy thrashes UT–C". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Furman clinches tie for conference title". The Greenville News. October 29, 1989. Retrieved September 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "No. 1 Georgia Southern pulls away in fourth quarter". The Springfield News-Leader. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "VMI, Chattanooga tie at 14". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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