1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football
1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Oliver (2nd season);
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Chamberlain Field
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Moccasins were led by second-year head coach Bill Oliver and played their home games at Charmerlain Field. They finished the season 7–3–1 overall and 3–2–1 in SoCon play to tie for fourth place.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Middle Tennessee*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 42–19	10,800	^[2]
September 19	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 14–31	16,300	^[3]
September 26	Jacksonville State*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 10–3	10,300	^[4]
October 3	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 31–28	12,525	^[5]
October 10	Marshall	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 20–0		^[6]
October 17	at Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 3–2	5,000	^[7]
October 24	at Western Carolina	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	L 10–24		^[8]
October 31	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 17–0		^[9]
November 7	The Citadel	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	T 28–28	10,132	^[10]
November 14	Tennessee State*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 28–9	12,003	^[11]
November 21	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 14–28	26,241	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "1981 Chattanooga Mocs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
^ "UT–Chattanooga rambles 42–19". The Tennessean. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ASU tramples UTC, 31–14". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 20, 1981. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chattanooga tops stubborn Jaxmen". The Anniston Star. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mocs halt FU". The Greenville News. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chattanooga rolls over Marshall 20–0". Daily Press. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "ASU is beaten, 3–2". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Catamounts stun UT–C". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Moccasins whip East Tennessee". The Daily News-Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Citadel ties UT–C". The Sun-News. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UTC topples Tennessee State". The Tennessean. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy wins final home game". The Tennessean. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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