1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1985
Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBrent Johnson, Glen Richardson
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 0 0 12 2 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 1 0 8 3 0
Chattanooga 5 2 0 6 5 0
Marshall 3 3 1 7 3 1
The Citadel 2 4 1 5 5 1
Western Carolina 2 4 1 4 6 1
VMI 1 4 1 3 7 1
East Tennessee State 0 7 0 0 10 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by second-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–2 in SoCon play to place third.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Vanderbilt*L 0–741,057[2]
September 21at East Tennessee StateW 12–08,744
September 28Georgia Southern*L 14–198,892
October 5Southeastern Louisiana*dagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–79,148
October 12Appalachian StateL 0–2520,284[3]
October 19The Citadel
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 34–177,993
October 26at
Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
  • W 23–311,765
    November 2No. 11 Marshall
    • Chamberlain Field
    • Chattanooga, TN
    W 38–78,369
    November 9at Georgia Tech*No. 20L 7–3525,763[4]
    November 16VMI
    • Chamberlain Field
    • Chattanooga, TN
    W 54–75,652[5]
    November 23at No. 2 FurmanL 0–2813,134[6]

    References

    1. ^ "1985 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
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