1983 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
The 1983 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Oliver and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 5–2 in SoCon play to place third.[1]
| 1983 Chattanooga Moccasins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–2 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Chamberlain Field (capacity: 10,501) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Furman $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Western Carolina ^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Jacksonville State* | W 13–6 | 10,254 | [2] | ||
| September 10 | Arkansas State* |
| L 14–27 | 9,721 | [3] | |
| September 17 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | W 38–14 | 20,157 | |||
| October 1 | at Louisiana Tech* | L 14–17 | 16,600 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | at No. 10 Appalachian State | W 30–9 | 13,264 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | The Citadel |
| W 30–9 | 10,203 | ||
| October 22 | Marshall |
| W 23–16 | 7,122 | ||
| October 29 | at Western Carolina | No. 17 | L 15–25 | 9,245 | ||
| November 5 | VMI |
| W 23–6 | 7,488 | [6] | |
| November 12 | at No. 4 Furman | L 14–28 | 10,021 | [7] | ||
| November 19 | at East Tennessee State | W 13–10 | 4,113 | |||
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References
- "1983 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
- "Gamecocks fall short again..." The Anniston Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ark. St. 27, Tn.–Chat. 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Louisiana Tech comes from behind for initial victory, 17–14". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "App. St. blitzed by UT–Chattanooga". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UTC wins". The Daily News-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Heisman-like' Jennings effort rallies Furman past UTC 28–14". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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