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1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record9–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Joe Morrison in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Moccasins compiled an overall record of 9–2 with mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title for the third consecutive year.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Western Kentucky*
W 41–2810,250[2]
September 15Louisiana Tech*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 24–79,100[3]
September 22at Furman
W 45–14[4]
September 29Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–09,500[5]
October 6at Appalachian State
W 24–2116,255[6]
October 13at East Tennessee State
L 0–3512,331[7]
October 20Middle Tennessee State*dagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 59–1510,000[8]
October 27McNeese State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–24[9]
November 3at Western Carolina
W 42–357,109[10]
November 10The Citadel
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–7[11]
November 17at Illinois State*
W 42–312,742[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1979 Football Schedule".
  2. ^ "Toppers drop opener at UT–C 41–28". The Park City Daily News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Moccasins win opener". Johnson City Press. September 16, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Turnovers bury Furman". The Greenville News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mocs win, 27–0". The State. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UT–Chattanooga nips Appalachian". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Buccaneers baffle Mocs by 35–0". Kingsport Times-News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UT–Chattanooga rips MTSU 59–15". The Tennessean. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Millet leads McNeese in win against UTC". The Tennessean. October 28, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UT–Chattanooga stops WCU comeback 42–35". Winston-Salem Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Chattanooga clinches a tie in Southern". The Roanoke Times. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Kindred, Randy (November 18, 1979). "Chattanooga rally defeats Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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