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American college football season

1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe D'Alessandris (2nd season)
CaptainSteve Colwell, Zach Ervin
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons← 19861988 →
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*W 10–08,585
September 19at No. T–14 East Tennessee StateNo. 11L 14–3411,021
September 26at FurmanW 16–149,377
October 3Louisiana Tech*No. 19
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–188,450
October 10Western Kentucky*No. 12
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–208,377
October 17The Citadel
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–198,973
October 24at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. T–17L 3–1723,727
October 31Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 26–286,107
November 7at Western CarolinaW 13–115,216
November 14Tennessee Tech*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 13–207,573
November 21at VMIW 31–03,500

References

  1. "1987 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. "Eastern Kentucky comes up empty as Tennessee–Chattanooga wins 10–0". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mocs no match for Buccaneers". Johnson City Press. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Second loss jolts Paladins' chances in Southern race". The State. September 27, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UT–Chattanooga 20, Louisiana Tech 18". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Western's big second half topples UT–Chattanooga". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Chattanooga rallies to trim Citadel 22–19". The State. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Appalachian State stops Mocs". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Petersen, Herd outlast UTC". The Ironton Tribune. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Miscues key in Western's 13–11 loss". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Weeks' field goals lift Tech past UTC". The Tennessean. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Mocs stomp VMI in season finale". The Daily News Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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