The 1945 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its 15th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–3 record.
| 1945 Chattanooga Moccasins football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–3 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Karwoski |
| Home stadium | Chamberlain Field |
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| Miami (FL) | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Navy | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Normal (Grambling) | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Miami (FL) | L 7–27 | [1] | ||
| October 5 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 20–7 | [2] | |
| October 13 | at No. 18 Tennessee | L 0–30 | [3] | ||
| October 19 | Howard (AL) |
| W 47–7 | [4] | |
| November 3 | Georgia |
| L 7–34 | 7,500 | [5] |
| November 10 | at Vanderbilt | W 13–6 | 500 | [6] | |
| November 17 | Murray State |
| W 28–12 | 5,000 | [7] |
| November 29 | Ole Miss |
| W 31–6 | 7,000 | [8] |
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References
edit- ^ "Hurricanes turn back Chattanooga in season opener, 27–7". The Miami Herald. September 29, 1945. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moccasins splash over TPI, 20–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 6, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols tromp over Moccasins, 30–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard loses to Moccasins, 47–7, in final". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia romps to easy win over Chattanooga, 34–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga dunks Vandy 13 to 6 in Dudley Field mud". The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gene Roberts leads Chattanooga to 28–12 victory over Murray". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 18, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss, champion upsetter is upset by Chattanooga '11'". The Clarion-Ledger. November 30, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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