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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