1958 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1958 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) during the 1958 college football season. In their 28th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–5 record. Notably, Moore's 1958 outfit defeated the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. This was the first victory for UTC over the Vols since 1905, and only their second victory in the series overall.

1958 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainHinman Rizer
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Mississippi Southern     9 0 0
Rochester     8 0 0
Rose Poly     8 0 0
Sewanee     8 0 0
No. 10 Buffalo     8 1 0
No. 6 Montana State     8 1 0
North Park     7 1 0
Carthage     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 2 0
Carnegie Tech     6 2 0
Northeastern     6 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 3 0
Trinity (TX)     6 3 0
Hofstra     6 4 0
Tampa     6 4 0
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
No. 8 Chattanooga     5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 4 1
Louisville     4 4 0
Northern Michigan     5 5 0
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington University     4 4 0
Arkansas State     4 5 0
No. 18 Memphis State     4 5 0
UC Riverside     2 3 2
Hawaii     5 7 0
St. Norbert     3 6 0
Wabash     3 6 0
Howard (AL)     1 5 1
Pepperdine     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     1 7 0
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Jacksonville StateW 55–0[1]
September 26Abilene ChristianNo. 4
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 22–12[2]
October 4at No. 2 (UD) AuburnNo. 4L 8–3020,000[3]
October 10Austin PeayNo. 5
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 26–0[4]
October 17No. 11 Middle Tennessee No. 3
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 18–610,000[5]
October 25at Memphis StateNo. 4L 7–226,474[6]
November 1at Tennessee TechNo. 8
L 12–134,000[7]
November 8at TennesseeNo. 11W 14–6[8]
November 15at TampaNo. 3L 19–256,000[9]
November 27No. 1 Mississippi SouthernNo. 7
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 13–209,500[10]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Chattanooga crushes Jacksonville, 55 to 0". The Anniston Star. September 20, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Moccasins down Wildcats, 22–12". Abilene Reporter-News. September 27, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Moccasins scare Tigers before bowing, 30 to 8". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Govs stumble, 26–0". The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 11, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mocs shatter Raiders 18 to 7". The Tennessean. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Memphis State tops Mocs 22–7". The Chattanooga Times. October 26, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TPI nips Chattanooga 13–12". The Chattanooga Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fired-up Mocs humiliate Vols, 14–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 9, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spartans upset Moccasins, 25–19, in last seconds". The Tampa Tribune. November 16, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "12,000 at Chamberlain Field see Mocs lose 20–13". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 28, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.