1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1987
Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Colwell, Zach Ervin
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–08,585[2]
September 19at No. T–14 East Tennessee StateNo. 11L 14–3411,021
September 26at FurmanW 16–149,377[3]
October 3Louisiana Tech*No. 19
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–188,450[4]
October 10Western Kentucky*No. 12
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–208,377
October 17The Citadeldagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–198,973
October 24at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. T–17L 3–1723,727[5]
October 31Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 26–286,107
November 7at
Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
  • W 13–115,216
    November 14Tennessee Tech*L 13–207,573
    November 21at VMIW 31–03,500[6]

    References

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