1980 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
| 1980 Chattanooga Moccasins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (5–2 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Chamberlain Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Moccasins were led by first-year head coach Bill Oliver and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 8–3 overall and 5–2 in SoCon play to place second.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Jacksonville State* | W 16–13 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| September 13 | at Middle Tennessee* | W 32–7 | 10,000 | [3] | |
| September 20 | Appalachian State |
| W 14–7 | 11,000 | [4] |
| September 27 | at The Citadel | L 13–29 | 18,345 | [5] | |
| October 4 | Furman |
| L 28–42 | 11,000 | [6] |
| October 11 | at VMI | W 55–10 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | at Marshall | W 21–11 | [8] | ||
| October 25 | East Tennessee State |
| W 26–14 | 10,000 | [9] |
| November 8 | Western Carolina |
| W 39–14 | 9,000 | [10] |
| November 15 | Illinois State* |
| W 27–17 | 5,200 | [11] |
| November 22 | at Vanderbilt* | L 29–31 | 22,700 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1980 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
- ^ "UTC wins on Howell kick". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTC rambles by MTSU 32–7". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Durden running leads UTC win". The Tennessean. September 21, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mitchell boosts Citadel by Mocs". The State. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman romps". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga rips outclassed VMI". Daily Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Herd thunderless again, 21–11". Dayton Daily News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moccasins log 26–14 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith propels UTC". The News and Observer. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga tips Redbirds, 27–19". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1980. p. B3. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Young ones lead Vandy". The Tennessean. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 Chattanooga Mocs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.