1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceIndependent
1946 record5–5
Head coach
CaptainGene Roberts
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma City     10 1 0
Maryville     9 1 0
Miami (FL)     8 2 0
Middle Tennessee     6 2 1
Mississippi Southern     7 3 0
Georgetown     5 3 0
East Carolina     5 3 1
Princess Anne     5 3 1
Sewanee     4 3 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
Grambling     6 6 0
Tennessee Tech     5 5 0
Virginia     4 4 1
West Virginia     5 5 0
Marshall     2 7 1
CCUNC     2 4 0
Navy     1 8 0

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In its 16th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Mississippi StateL 7–4112,000[1]
October 4Tennessee TechW 37–65,700[2]
October 12at No. 8 TennesseeL 7–4722,000[3]
October 18Murray State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 34–6[4]
October 25at Miami (FL)L 13–3326,011[5]
November 1No. 12 Wake Forest
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 14–329,000[6]
November 9at DaytonW 34–75,000[7]
November 15Newberry
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 47–75,000[8]
November 23No. 3 Georgiadagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 27–4810,000[9]
November 28Rollins
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 34–6[10]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "State beats Nooga, 41–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Moccasins sweep to 37–6 victory over Tennessee Tech". The Chattanooga Times. October 5, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U-T Vols toy with Chattanooga in scoring 47-to-7 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 13, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Chattanooga wins over Murray, 34–6". The Lexington Herald. October 19, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hurricanes smash scrappy Chattanooga, 33–13". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest wins, 32–14". The News and Observer. November 2, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Chattanooga defeats Dayton, 34 to 7". Dayton Daily News. November 10, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Newberry loses, 47–7". The State. November 16, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia wins, 48–27; reserves given run". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Chattanooga routes Rollin's 34–6; Roberts paves way". The Orlando Evening Star. November 29, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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