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1983 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons← 19821984 →
1983 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 – 0 – 1 11 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Oliver and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 5–2 in SoCon play to place third.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Jacksonville State*W 13–610,254
September 10Arkansas State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 14–279,721
September 17at Southwestern Louisiana*W 38–1420,157
October 1at Louisiana Tech*L 14–1716,600
October 8at No. 10 Appalachian StateW 30–913,264
October 15The Citadel
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 30–910,203
October 22Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 23–167,122
October 29at Western CarolinaNo. 17L 15–259,245
November 5VMI
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 23–67,488
November 12at No. 4 FurmanL 14–2810,021
November 19at East Tennessee StateW 13–104,113

References

  1. "1983 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. "Gamecocks fall short again..." The Anniston Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ark. St. 27, Tn.–Chat. 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rocky horror picture show for Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Louisiana Tech comes from behind for initial victory, 17–14". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "App. St. blitzed by UT–Chattanooga". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "QB Potter leads Moccasins in Citadel win". The Greenville News. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee–Chattanooga defeats Marshall 23–16". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Western Carolina wins 25–15 on Gilbert's three TD passes". Greensboro News & Record. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UTC wins". The Daily News-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "'Heisman-like' Jennings effort rallies Furman past UTC 28–14". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "UT–Chattanooga 13, ETSU 10". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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