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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
← 1986
1988 →
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*
W 10–08,585[2]
September 19at No. T–14 East Tennessee StateNo. 11
L 14–3411,021[3]
September 26at Furman
W 16–149,377[4]
October 3Louisiana Tech*No. 19
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–188,450[5]
October 10Western Kentucky*No. 12
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–208,377[6]
October 17The Citadeldagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–198,973[7]
October 24at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. T–17
L 3–1723,727[8]
October 31Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 26–286,107[9]
November 7at Western Carolina
W 13–115,216[10]
November 14Tennessee Tech*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 13–207,573[11]
November 21at VMI
W 31–03,500[12]

References

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  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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