1988 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1988 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fifth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 4–7, overall and 3–3 in SoCon play to place third.[1]

1988 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainTony Bowick, Travis McNeal
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Furman +^ 6 1 0 13 2 0
No. 6 Marshall +^ 6 1 0 11 2 0
No. 14 The Citadel ^ 5 2 0 8 4 0
Appalachian State 4 3 0 6 4 1
Chattanooga 3 3 0 4 7 0
VMI 1 5 0 2 9 0
East Tennessee State 1 6 0 2 9 0
Western Carolina 1 6 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Tulane*L 19–3321,777[2]
September 10at Georgia Tech*L 10–2422,720
September 17No. 6 Georgia Southern*L 3–138,717
September 24at Tennessee Tech*W 41–02,989
October 1East Tennessee State 
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 33–108,301
October 8Western Carolina
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 19–146,008
October 15at The CitadelL 17–2316,457
October 22at No. 3 MarshallL 7–3813,298
October 29vs. Western Kentucky*L 29–3118,200
November 5at No. 10 Furman
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 7–104,105[3]
November 12No. 16 Appalachian State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–244,212[4]

References

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  1. ^ "1988 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Green Wave rolls over UTC Moccasins". The Daily Advertiser. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Turnovers key Paladins, 10–7". The Greenville News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Moccasins clinch SC victory over Appy State". Kingsport Times-News. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.