1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1981 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 5 2 08 3 0
VMI 3 1 16 3 1
East Tennessee State 4 2 06 5 0
Chattanooga 3 2 17 3 1
The Citadel 3 2 17 3 1
Western Carolina 3 4 04 7 0
Appalachian State 1 5 13 7 1
Marshall 1 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Moccasins were led by second-year head coach Bill Oliver and played their home games at Charmerlain Field. They finished the season 7–3–1 overall and 3–2–1 in SoCon play to tie for fourth place.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Middle Tennessee*W 42–1910,800[2]
September 19at Appalachian StateL 14–3116,300[3]
September 26Jacksonville State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–310,300[4]
October 3at FurmanW 31–2812,525[5]
October 10Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–0[6]
October 17at Arkansas State*W 3–25,000[7]
October 24at Western CarolinaL 10–24[8]
October 31at East Tennessee StateW 17–0[9]
November 7The Citadeldagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
T 28–2810,132[10]
November 14Tennessee State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–912,003[11]
November 21at VanderbiltL 14–2826,241[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "1981 Chattanooga Mocs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. "UT–Chattanooga rambles 42–19". The Tennessean. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "ASU tramples UTC, 31–14". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 20, 1981. Retrieved December 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chattanooga tops stubborn Jaxmen". The Anniston Star. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mocs halt FU". The Greenville News. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Chattanooga rolls over Marshall 20–0". Daily Press. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "ASU is beaten, 3–2". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Catamounts stun UT–C". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Moccasins whip East Tennessee". The Daily News-Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Citadel ties UT–C". The Sun-News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UTC topples Tennessee State". The Tennessean. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Vandy wins final home game". The Tennessean. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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