1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrankie DeBusk (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (3rd season)
Captains
  • Jeff Peters
  • Ron Faugue
  • Stefan Alston
  • Tyrone Coleman
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^ 8–0  15–0 
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 13 Furman ^ 6–2  9–4 
No. 25 Appalachian State 5–3  7–4 
The Citadel 3–5  4–7 
Georgia Southern 2–6  4–7 
VMI 2–6  3–8 
Chattanooga 2–6  3–8 
Western Carolina 1–7  4–7 
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by third-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in SoCon play to tie for sixth place.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Colorado State*
L 19–6127,171[2]
September 14at Middle Tennessee*
L 9–1613,571[3]
September 21Mississippi Valley State*
W 26–72,917[4]
September 28No. 23 Georgia Southern
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 23–216,324[5]
October 6at No. 1 Marshall
L 0–4522,078[6]
October 19VMI
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 14–286,490[7]
October 26at Western Carolina
W 20–610,826[8]
November 2Appalachian Statedagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 6–206,487[9]
November 9at The Citadel
L 13–1617,914[10]
November 16East Tennessee State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 24–286,190[11]
November 23at No. 15 Furman
L 21–428,152[12]

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ↑ "Colorado State pounds UT Chattanooga". The Jackson Sun. September 1, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McGill carries Middle Tenn. to first victory". The Tennessean. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Offense irks Dorsey in Devil loss". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee–Chattanooga edges Georgia Southern". The Macon Telegraph. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Marshall crushes UTC". The Ironton Tribune. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "VMI 28, Tenn–Chatt 14". Daily Press. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Moccasins sock Catamounts 20–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Scott's 2 scores lead Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Citadel defeats Mocs". The Beaufort Gazette. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Inspired Bucs rally to beat UTC, 28–24". Elizabethton Star. November 17, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Furman hopes victory worth a playoff spot". The Greenville News. November 24, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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