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1984 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1984 Chattanooga Moccasins football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainArtis Edwards, Bob Standifer
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Chattanooga $^ 5 1 0 6 5 0
No. 14 Western Carolina 5 2 0 8 3 0
The Citadel 4 2 0 7 4 0
No. 16 Furman 3 3 0 8 3 0
East Tennessee State 2 4 0 6 5 0
Marshall 2 4 0 6 5 0
Appalachian State 2 5 0 4 7 0
VMI 1 4 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by first-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and won the SoCon title with 5–1 mark.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Southwestern Louisiana*W 9–79,438
September 8Arkansas State*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–168,882[2]
September 15Western Carolina
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 10–68,239
September 29at No. 1 FurmanNo. 20
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 21–1410,038[3]
October 6East Tennessee StatedaggerNo. 8
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–129,103
October 13at No. 17 Georgia Southern*No. 20L 17–249,087
October 20VMIW 35–06,300[4]
October 27at MarshallW 17–1312,211
November 10Appalachian State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 21–203,620[5]
November 17at No. 17 Florida State*No. 19L 0–3755,443
November 24at No. 10 Arkansas State*No. 17L 10–3710,872[6]

References

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  1. ^ "1984 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Arkansas St. triumphs, 16–0". The Shreveport Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UTC upsets Furman, 21–14". The Times and Democrat. September 30, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tenn–Chatt 35, VMI 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mocs survive scares to clinch tie for title". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Indians repeat number on Mocs". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.