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1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBrent Johnson, Glen Richardson
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–2 Furman $^ 6 0 0 12 2 0
No. T–12 Appalachian State 6 1 0 8 3 0
Chattanooga 5 2 0 6 5 0
Marshall 3 3 1 7 3 1
The Citadel 2 4 1 5 5 1
Western Carolina 2 4 1 4 6 1
VMI 1 4 1 3 7 1
East Tennessee State 0 7 0 0 10 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by second-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 5–2 in SoCon play to place third.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Vanderbilt*L 0–741,057[2]
September 21at East Tennessee StateW 12–08,744[3]
September 28Georgia Southern*L 14–198,892[4]
October 5Southeastern Louisiana*dagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–79,148[5]
October 12Appalachian StateL 0–2520,284[6]
October 19The Citadel
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 34–177,993[7]
October 26at Western CarolinaW 23–311,765[8]
November 2No. 11 Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 38–78,369[9]
November 9at Georgia Tech*No. 20L 7–3525,763[10]
November 16VMI
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 54–75,652[11]
November 23at No. 2 FurmanL 0–2813,134[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1985 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Vandy escapes with 7–0 win". The Tennessean. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UT–C sends Bucs down to 12–0 defeat". Bristol Herald Courier. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ham leads Eagles over UTC 19–13". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SLU falls again, 27–7". The News-Star. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mountaineers rip Moccasins". The News and Observer. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mocs outlast Citadel, 34–17". The Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Catamounts fall by 23–3 to Moccasins". The Salisbury Post. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chattanooga 38, Marshall 7". The Greenville News. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "A quarter pounder for Jackets 35–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 10, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mocs thrash VMI, 54–7". The Daily News Leader. November 17, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Paladins display their championship form, 28–0". The Greenville News. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.