1958 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1958 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In their 28th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–5 record. Notably, Moore's 1958 outfit defeated the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. This was the first victory for UTC over the Vols since 1905, and only their second victory in the series overall.

1958 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Scrappy Moore (28th season)
Captain	Hinman Rizer
Home stadium	Chamberlain Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern			–					9	–	0	–	0
Rose Poly			–					8	–	0	–	0
Sewanee			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Montana State			–					8	–	1	–	0
North Park			–					7	–	1	–	0
Carthage			–					7	–	2	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	3	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					6	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
No. 8 Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					4	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					5	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	4	–	0
Arkansas State			–					4	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Memphis State			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					2	–	3	–	2
Hawaii			–					5	–	7	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	6	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					1	–	5	–	1
Pepperdine			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Jacksonville State		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 55–0		^[1]
September 26	Abilene Christian	No. 4	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 22–12		^[2]
October 4	at No. 2 (UD) Auburn	No. 4	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 8–30	20,000	^[3]
October 10	Austin Peay	No. 5	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 26–0		^[4]
October 17	No. 11 Middle Tennessee	No. 3	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 18–6	10,000	^[5]
October 25	at Memphis State	No. 4	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–22	6,474	^[6]
November 1	at Tennessee Tech	No. 8	Overall Field Cookeville, TN	L 12–13	4,000	^[7]
November 8	at Tennessee	No. 11	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 14–6		^[8]
November 15	at Tampa	No. 3	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 19–25	6,000	^[9]
November 27	No. 1 Mississippi Southern	No. 7	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 13–20	9,500	^[10]
Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Chattanooga crushes Jacksonville, 55 to 0". The Anniston Star. September 20, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Moccasins down Wildcats, 22–12". Abilene Reporter-News. September 27, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Moccasins scare Tigers before bowing, 30 to 8". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Govs stumble, 26–0". The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 11, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mocs shatter Raiders 18 to 7". The Tennessean. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Memphis State tops Mocs 22–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "TPI nips Chattanooga 13–12". The Chattanooga Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fired-up Mocs humiliate Vols, 14–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 9, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Spartans upset Moccasins, 25–19, in last seconds". The Tampa Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "12,000 at Chamberlain Field see Mocs lose 20–13". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 28, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.