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1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Colwell, Zach Ervin
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 5 – 0
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
East Tennessee State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in SoCon play to tied for third place.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–08,585[2]
September 19at No. T–14 East Tennessee StateNo. 11
L 14–3411,021
September 26at Furman
W 16–149,377[3]
October 3Louisiana Tech*No. 19
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–188,450[4]
October 10Western Kentucky*No. 12
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 17–208,377
October 17The Citadeldagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–198,973
October 24at No. 2 Appalachian StateNo. T–17
L 3–1723,727[5]
October 31Marshall
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 26–286,107
November 7at Western Carolina
W 13–115,216
November 14Tennessee Tech*
L 13–207,573
November 21at VMI
W 31–03,500[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1987 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Eastern Kentucky comes up empty as Tennessee–Chattanooga wins 10–0". The Courier-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Second loss jolts Paladins' chances in Southern race". The State. September 27, 1987. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UT–Chattanooga 20, Louisiana Tech 18". The Daily News-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Appalachian State stops Mocs". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mocs stomp VMI in season finale". The Daily News Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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