The 1941 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its 11th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 7–1–1 (4–0–1 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 62, and won the Dixie Conference championship.[1]
| 1941 Chattanooga Moccasins football | |
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Dixie champion | |
| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (4–0–1 Dixie) |
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| Captain | Frank Grigonis |
| Home stadium | Chamberlain Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TN) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fullback Frank Grigonis was the team captain.[1] He played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League in 1942. Chattanooga players took five of the eleven first-team places on the 1941 All-Dixie Conference football team selected by the Chattanooga News-Press: backs Grigonis and Sib Evans; tackle Tom Barber; guard Slug Burney; and center J.D. Langley.[2]
Chattanooga was ranked at No. 84 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]
The team played its home games at Chamberlain Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Tennessee Tech* | W 26–9 | 4,567 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | at Georgia Tech* | L 0–20 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | Mississippi College |
| W 26–6 | [6] | |||
| October 17 | at Howard (AL) |
| T 7–7 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | Southwestern (TN) |
| W 7–0 | 4,632 | [8] | ||
| October 31 | Spring Hill |
| W 49–0 | 1,750 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Centre* | W 27–7 | [10] | ||||
| November 15 | Sewanee* |
| W 27–0 | [11] | |||
| November 27 | Mercer |
| W 40–13 | 3,988 | [12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b "University of Chattanooga Media Guide". University of Chattanooga. 2019. p. 156.
- ^ "Chattanooga Places Five on All-Dixie". The Nashville Tennessean. December 15, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga Defeats Tennessee Tech, 26-19". The Birmingham News. September 27, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Martin (October 5, 1941). "Georgia Tech Downs Stubborn Chattanooga Team, 20-0". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chocs Take Licking At Chattanooga". Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Bryan (October 18, 1941). "Howard Deadlocks Chattanooga 7-7 In Surprise Outcome". The Birmingham News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moccasins Repulse Lynx, 7-0". The Knoxville Journal. October 25, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moccasins Romp Over Spring Hill". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Noogans Shellack Colonels". The Knoxville Journal. November 9, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga Tops Sewanee By 27 To 0". The Knoxville Journal. November 16, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga Captures Dixie Gridiron Title". The Knoxville Journal. November 28, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.