1931 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1931 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Dixie champion
SIAA champion
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1931 record9–2 (4–0 Dixie, 8–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Southwestern (TN) 2 0 1 5 2 3
Howard (AL) 3 1 1 8 2 2
Centre 1 1 0 8 2 1
Mississippi College 1 1 0 5 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mercer 1 2 0 7 2 1
Millsaps 0 3 0 3 5 0
Spring Hill 0 3 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 8 0 0 9 2 0
Louisiana Tech 6 0 0 7 0 0
Centenary 3 0 0 5 5 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 7 1 0 8 4 0
Centre 5 1 0 8 2 1
The Citadel 4 1 0 5 4 1
Howard (AL) 3 1 1 8 2 2
Mercer 6 2 0 7 2 1
Southwestern (TN) 3 1 1 5 2 3
Loyola (LA) 2 1 0 5 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 3 2 0 4 5 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 4 3 0 5 4 0
Murray State 2 2 0 5 3 1
Union (TN) 4 4 0 5 4 0
Wofford 3 4 0 4 5 0
Miami (FL) 2 3 0 4 8 0
Spring Hill 2 3 0 3 6 0
Louisiana Normal 2 4 0 5 4 0
Millsaps 2 4 0 3 5 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 1 2 0 2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 0 2 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 3 0 6 4 0
Presbyterian 1 4 1 2 5 2
Transylvania 1 4 0 2 7 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Stetson 1 5 0 3 5 0
Erskine 1 5 1 2 6 3
Louisiana College 1 6 0 2 6 0
Rollins 0 1 0 6 1 0
Newberry 0 3 0 2 6 0
Louisville 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Chattanooga in the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1931 college football season. In Scrappy Moore's first season as head coach, the team compiled a 9–2 record overall and an 8–0 against SIAA opponents, winning the SIAA championship.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Middle Tennessee State Teachers
W 19–0
September 26at Oglethorpe*
  • Hermance Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 12–7
October 2at Loyola (LA)
  • Loyola Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 6–0[2]
October 10Howard (AL)
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 14–0[3]
October 17Sewanee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–6[4]
October 24Presbyterian
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 32–7
October 31at Birmingham–Southern
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 26–0[5]
November 7Transylvania
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 68–7
November 14Mercer
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–19[6]
November 26Centre
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 25–7[7]
December 5Alabama*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–393,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Chattanooga Athletics - 1931 Football Schedule". gomocs.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Smith ends second period drive with touchdown plunge, and Moccasins win 6–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 3, 1931. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Izzy Smith hammers Bulldog line for two touchdowns, Chattanooga wins, 14–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 11, 1931. Retrieved August 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Joe Gee splits through Moccasins for 47-yard jaunt and Sewanee wins, 6 to 0". The Chattanooga Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Haswell makes long runs for three touchdowns and U.C. bumps Panthers, 26–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 1, 1931. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Moccasins trim Mercer Bears in brilliant display of offensive football, 27–19". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Chattanooga crushes Centre to take S.I.A.A. and Dixie Conference grid crowns". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 27, 1931. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tide runs over S.I.A.A. champs by 39–0 score". The Tuscaloosa News. December 6, 1931. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2012 – via Google News Archives.
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