1980 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1980 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 7 0 09 1 1
Chattanooga 5 2 08 3 0
Appalachian State 4 2 16 4 1
The Citadel 3 2 07 4 0
Western Carolina 2 4 13 7 1
VMI 1 4 13 7 1
East Tennessee State 1 4 02 9 0
Marshall 0 5 12 8 1
  • $ Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Jacksonville State*W 16–1312,000[2]
September 13at Middle Tennessee State*W 32–7
September 20Appalachian State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 14–711,000[3]
September 27The CitadelL 13–2918,345
October 4Furman
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 28–4211,000[4]
October 11at VMIW 55–10[5]
October 18at MarshallW 21–11
October 25East Tennessee Statedagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 26–1410,000[6]
November 8Western Carolina
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 39–149,000[7]
November 15Illinois State*W 27–175,200[8]
November 22at Vanderbilt*L 29–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "1980 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. "UTC wins on Howell kick". The Daily News-Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Durden running leads UTC win". The Tennessean. September 21, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Furman romps". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Chattanooga rips outclassed VMI". Daily Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Moccasins log 26–14 win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Smith propels UTC". The News and Observer. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Chattanooga tips Redbirds, 27-19". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1980. p. B3. Retrieved December 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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