1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Colwell, Zach Ervin
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1987 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 12at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–08,585
September 19at No. T–14 East Tennessee StateNo. 11L 14–3411,021
September 26at FurmanW 16–149,377[2]
October 3Louisiana Tech*No. 19
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–188,450[3]
October 10Western Kentucky*No. 12
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–208,377
October 17The Citadeldagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–198,973
October 24at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. T–17L 3–1723,727[4]
October 31Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 26–286,107
November 7at Western CarolinaW 13–115,216
November 14Tennessee Tech*L 13–207,573
November 21at VMIW 31–03,500[5]

References

  1. "1987 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. "Second loss jolts Paladins' chances in Southern race". The State. September 27, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "UT–Chattanooga 20, Louisiana Tech 18". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Appalachian State stops Mocs". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mocs stomp VMI in season finale". The Daily News Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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