1971 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1971 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Harold Wilkes (4th season)
Home stadium	Chamberlain Field

1971 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 McNeese State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Colorado College			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Akron			–					8	–	2	–	0
Samford			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	2
Arkansas AM&N			–					7	–	2	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State			–					7	–	3	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					7	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
UNLV			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					5	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					5	–	5	–	0
St. Norbert			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cortland			–					4	–	5	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Chicago			–					3	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					4	–	6	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					3	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Harold Wilkes, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 19–20	14,629
September 18	at No. 7 (UD) Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 7–60	45,000
September 25	No. 13 Tampa	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 14–31	10,000
October 2	at Middle Tennessee	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 13–23	10,500–11,000
October 9	Northeast Louisiana	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 21–27	2,000
October 16	East Tennessee State	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 28–14	5,000
October 23	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 35–52	9,740
October 30	Tennessee Tech	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–14	6,000
November 6	No. 5 Louisiana Tech	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 20–35	5,000
November 13	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 10–49	22,190
November 20	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 31–8	3,500
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game