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1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 5 2 0 8 3 0
VMI 3 1 1 6 3 1
East Tennessee State 4 2 0 6 5 0
Chattanooga 3 2 1 7 3 1
The Citadel 3 2 1 7 3 1
Western Carolina 3 4 0 4 7 0
Appalachian State 1 5 1 3 7 1
Marshall 1 5 0 2 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

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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

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  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.