1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
The 1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by third-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in SoCon play to tie for sixth place.[1]
| 1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–6 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Frankie DeBusk (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Rick Whitt (3rd season) |
| Captain | Jeff Peters, Ron Faugue, Stefan Alston, Tyrone Coleman |
| Home stadium | Chamberlain Field (capacity: 10,501) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Marshall $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Appalachian State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Colorado State* | L 19–61 | 27,171 | ||
| September 14 | at Middle Tennessee State* | L 9–16 | 13,571 | ||
| September 21 | Mississippi Valley State* | W 26–7 | 2,917 | [2] | |
| September 28 | No. 23 Georgia Southern |
| W 23–21 | 6,324 | |
| October 9 | at No. 1 Marshall | L 0–45 | 22,078 | ||
| October 19 | VMI |
| L 14–28 | 6,490 | [3] |
| October 26 | at Western Carolina | W 20–6 | 10,826 | ||
| November 2 | Appalachian State |
| L 6–20 | 6,487 | [4] |
| November 9 | at The Citadel | L 13–16 | 17,914 | ||
| November 16 | East Tennessee State |
| L 24–28 | 6,190 | |
| November 23 | at No. 15 Furman | L 21–42 | 8,152 | [5] | |
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References
- "1996 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
- "Offense irks Dorsey in Devil loss". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "VMI 28, Tenn–Chatt 14". Daily Press. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Scott's 2 scores lead Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Furman hopes victory worth a playoff spot". The Greenville News. November 24, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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