1991 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1991 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by eighth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–3 in SoCon play to tie for fourth place.[1]

1991 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainPumpy Tudors, Jackie Washington, Muhammad Shamsid-Deen
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Appalachian State $^ 6 1 0 8 4 0
No. 8 Marshall ^ 5 2 0 11 4 0
No. T–20 The Citadel 5 2 0 7 4 0
No. T–20 Furman 4 3 0 7 4 0
Chattanooga 4 3 0 7 4 0
VMI 2 5 0 4 7 0
Western Carolina 2 5 0 2 9 0
East Tennessee State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Tennessee–Martin*W 21–149,531
September 7at Tennessee Tech*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 35–149,907
September 21The CitadelNo. 13
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 33–268,921
September 28at Appalachian StateNo. 10L 7–4218,711[2]
October 5at No. 20 Alabama*L 7–5376,543[3]
October 19at Western CarolinaL 24–278,870
October 26No. 6 Marshall 
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 38–318,026
November 2Western Kentucky*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 26–227,102
November 9at East Tennessee StateW 43–263,888
November 16at No. 12 FurmanL 21–2416,579[4]
November 23VMI
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 50–143,232[5]

After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Moccasin was selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
6 141 Shoun Habersham Wide receiver Indianapolis Colts

References

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  1. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Appalachian State rips Tennessee–Chattanooga". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alabama swamps Moccasins". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Furman escapes on missed field goal". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tenn–Chatt 50, VMI 14". Daily Press. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.