1959 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their 29th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

1959 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Scrappy Moore (29th season)
Captain	Joe Abercrombie
Home stadium	Chamberlain Field
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Jacksonville State		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 19–0	7,500	^[1]
September 25	Abilene Christian	No. T–3	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–3	6,000	^[2]
October 2	Furman	No. 7	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 20–7	5,500	^[3]
October 10	at Alabama	No. 6	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–13	20,000	^[4]
October 17	at No. 6 Middle Tennessee	No. 9	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–28	6,500	^[5]
October 24	at Tennessee	No. T–15	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–23	23,000–25,000	^[6]
October 30	Tennessee Tech	No. 19	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 6–3	6,000	^[7]
November 7	at No. 5 (UD) Ole Miss	No. 18	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–58	14,500	^[8]
November 14	at No. 2 Mississippi Southern		Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–16	7,000–7,100	^[9]
November 26	No. 7 Memphis State		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 9–15	7,000–8,000	^[10]^[11]
Homecoming Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Gamecocks topped by Moccasins, 19 to 0". The Anniston Star. September 19, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Late ACC field goal wins, 3–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Moccasins down determined Hurricane, 20–7". The Greenville News. October 3, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Crimson Tide defense defeats Chattanooga, 13–0". The Selma Times-Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "MTSC tumbles Mocs 28–0, racks up fifth straight win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 18, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vols avenge Chattanooga upset, 23–0". Johnson City Press. October 25, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "UC scores with 32 seconds left, tops TPI 6–3". The Chattanooga Times. October 31, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ole Miss Rebs maul Chattanooga, 58–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern spanks stubborn UC 14–6". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Memphis State rally edges UC, 15–9". The Chattanooga Times. November 27, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.