1951 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1951 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its 21st year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 6–5 record. The team was ranked at No. 81 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

1951 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainChester Lagod
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1951 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Virginia   –  8 –1 –0
Maryland State   –  7 –1 –0
Arkansas State   –  10 –2 –0
Stetson   –  8 –1 –2
Florida State   –  6 –2 –0
Northeast Louisiana State   –  6 –2 –0
Texas Southern   –  7 –3 –1
Miami (FL)   –  8 –3 –0
Tampa   –  7 –3 –1
Delaware   –  5 –3 –0
Memphis State   –  5 –3 –0
Sewanee   –  5 –3 –0
McNeese State   –  5 –4 –1
Louisville   –  5 –4 –0
Chattanooga   –  6 –5 –0
Grambling   –  4 –5 –1
Navy   –  2 –6 –1
Delta State   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Newberry
W 38–0[2]
September 21Erskine
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 53–63,000[3]
September 28Abilene Christian
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 33–7[4]
October 5Evansville
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 75–78,500[5]
October 13at No. 3 Tennessee
L 13–4215,000[6]
October 20at Dayton
L 6–21[7]
October 26Mississippi Southern
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 19–711,500[8]
November 3at Vanderbilt
L 14–19[9]
November 9at Miami (FL)
L 7–34[10]
November 17at Memphis State
L 0–133,164[11]
November 22North Texas State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 32–2010,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Chattanooga smothers hapless Indians, 38–0". The Greenville News. September 15, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Blackie Durham scores lone TD as Fleet loses, 53 to 6". The Greenville News. September 22, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Moccasins bite Wildcats, 33–7, in wild fracas". Abilene Reporter-News. September 29, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mocs get 3rd highest tab in routing Evansville, 75–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 6, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vols beat Mocs, 42–13, but losers steal show". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 14, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Dayton defeats Chattanooga, 21 to 6". Dayton Daily News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "UC beats Southern 19–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 27, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vanderbilt shades Moccasins 19–14". The Tennessean. November 4, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "U. Miami extracts Mocs' fangs". The Miami News. November 10, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Memphis defeats Mocs, 13–0". The Chattanooga Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "NTSC bowl hopes fade as Chattanooga wins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1951. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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