1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Chattanooga Mocs logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1987 record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Colwell, Zach Ervin
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
(capacity: 10,501)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Appalachian State $^   7 0     11 3  
No. 14 Marshall ^   4 2     10 5  
Furman   4 3     7 4  
Chattanooga   4 3     6 5  
VMI   2 4     4 7  
Western Carolina   2 4     4 7  
East Tennessee State   2 5     5 6  
The Citadel   1 5     4 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

The 1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in SoCon play to tied for third place.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 12 Eastern Kentucky*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–08,585
September 19at No. T–14 East Tennessee StateL 14–3411,021
September 26at FurmanW 16–149,377
October 3Louisiana Tech*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–188,450[2]
October 10Western Kentucky*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–208,377
October 17The Citadeldagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–198,973
October 24at No. 2 Appalachian StateL 3–1723,727[3]
October 31No. 18 Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 26–286,107
November 7at Western Carolina
W 13–115,216
November 14Tennessee Tech*L 13–207,573
November 21at VMIW 31–03,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1987 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "UT–Chattanooga 20, Louisiana Tech 18". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Appalachian State stops Mocs". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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