1945 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1945 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainJohn Karwoski
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1945 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (FL) – 9–1–1
No. 3 Navy – 7–1–1
Louisiana Normal (Grambling) – 9–2–0
Virginia – 7–2–0
Chattanooga – 5–3–0
Jacksonville State – 1–1–0
West Virginia – 2–6–1
Tennessee Tech – 1–8–0
Howard (AL) – 0–5–0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In its 15th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Miami (FL)
L 7–27[1]
October 5Tennessee Tech
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–7[2]
October 13at No. 18 Tennessee
L 0–30[3]
October 19Howard (AL)
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 47–7[4]
November 3Georgia
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 7–347,500[5]
November 10at Vanderbilt
W 13–6500[6]
November 17Murray State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–125,000[7]
November 29Ole Miss
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 31–67,000[8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "Hurricanes turn back Chattanooga in season opener, 27–7". The Miami Herald. September 29, 1945. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Moccasins splash over TPI, 20–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 6, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vols tromp over Moccasins, 30–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Howard loses to Moccasins, 47–7, in final". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Georgia romps to easy win over Chattanooga, 34–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Chattanooga dunks Vandy 13 to 6 in Dudley Field mud". The Nashville Tennessean. November 11, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Gene Roberts leads Chattanooga to 28–12 victory over Murray". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 18, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ole Miss, champion upsetter is upset by Chattanooga '11'". The Clarion-Ledger. November 30, 1945. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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