1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainGene Roberts
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In its 16th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

The Moccasins ranked 13th nationally in total offense with an average of 329.9 yards per game.[1] Back Gene "Choo Choo" Roberts ranked second in the country with 1,113 rushing yards.[2] Roberts was also the leading scorer among major college players with 117 points scored on 18 touchdowns and nine extra points.[3]

Chattanooga was ranked at No. 65 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Mississippi State
L 7–4112,000[5]
October 4Tennessee Tech
W 37–65,700[6]
October 12at No. 8 Tennessee
L 7–4722,000[7]
October 18Murray State
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 34–6[8]
October 25at Miami (FL)
L 13–3326,011[9]
November 1No. 12 Wake Forest
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 14–329,000[10]
November 9at Dayton
W 34–75,000[11]
November 15Newberry
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 47–75,000[12]
November 23No. 3 Georgiadagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 27–4810,000[13]
November 28Rollins
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 34–6[14]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 73.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  3. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 89.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State beats Nooga, 41–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Moccasins sweep to 37–6 victory over Tennessee Tech". The Chattanooga Times. October 5, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U-T Vols toy with Chattanooga in scoring 47-to-7 victory". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 13, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chattanooga wins over Murray, 34–6". The Lexington Herald. October 19, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hurricanes smash scrappy Chattanooga, 33–13". The Miami Herald. October 26, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest wins, 32–14". The News and Observer. November 2, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Chattanooga defeats Dayton, 34 to 7". Dayton Daily News. November 10, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Newberry loses, 47–7". The State. November 16, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Georgia wins, 48–27; reserves given run". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Chattanooga routes Rollin's 34–6; Roberts paves way". The Orlando Evening Star. November 29, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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