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1983 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Furman $^ 6 – 0 – 1 10 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Western Carolina ^ 5 – 0 – 1 11 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Marshall 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
East Tennessee State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Oliver and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 5–2 in SoCon play to place third.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Jacksonville State*
W 13–610,254[2]
September 10Arkansas State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 14–279,721[3]
September 17at Southwestern Louisiana*
W 38–1420,157[4]
October 1at Louisiana Tech*
L 14–1716,600[5]
October 8at No. 10 Appalachian State
W 30–913,264[6]
October 15The Citadeldagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 30–910,203[7]
October 22Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 23–167,122[8]
October 29at Western CarolinaNo. 17
L 15–259,245[9]
November 5VMI
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 23–67,488[10]
November 12at No. 4 Furman
L 14–2810,021[11]
November 19at East Tennessee State
W 13–104,113[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1983 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Gamecocks fall short again..." The Anniston Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ark. St. 27, Tn.–Chat. 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rocky horror picture show for Ragin' Cajuns". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech comes from behind for initial victory, 17–14". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "App. St. blitzed by UT–Chattanooga". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "QB Potter leads Moccasins in Citadel win". The Greenville News. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee–Chattanooga defeats Marshall 23–16". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Western Carolina wins 25–15 on Gilbert's three TD passes". Greensboro News & Record. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UTC wins". The Daily News-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Heisman-like' Jennings effort rallies Furman past UTC 28–14". The State. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UT–Chattanooga 13, ETSU 10". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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