1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

American college football season

1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Buddy Green (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorFrankie DeBusk (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (3rd season)
CaptainJeff Peters, Ron Faugue, Stefan Alston, Tyrone Coleman
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
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1996 Southern Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Marshall $^   8 0     15 0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 13 Furman ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 25 Appalachian State   5 3     7 4  
The Citadel   3 5     4 7  
Georgia Southern   2 6     4 7  
VMI   2 6     3 8  
Chattanooga   2 6     3 8  
Western Carolina   1 7     4 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by third-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in SoCon play to tie for sixth place.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Colorado State*L 19–6127,171
September 14at Middle Tennessee State*L 9–1613,571
September 21Mississippi Valley State*W 26–72,917[2]
September 28No. 23 Georgia Southern
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 23–216,324
October 6at No. 1 MarshallL 0–4522,078
October 19VMI
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 14–286,490[3]
October 26at Western CarolinaW 20–610,826
November 2Appalachian Statedagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 6–206,487[4]
November 9at The CitadelL 13–1617,914
November 16East Tennessee State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 24–286,190
November 23at No. 15 FurmanL 21–428,152[5]

References

  1. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Offense irks Dorsey in Devil loss". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "VMI 28, Tenn–Chatt 14". Daily Press. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Scott's 2 scores lead Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman hopes victory worth a playoff spot". The Greenville News. November 24, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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