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1938 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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1938 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 Dixie)
Head coach
CaptainHal Wade
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern (TN) $ 4 0 0 7 1 1
Mississippi College 4 1 0 7 2 0
Loyola (LA) 2 1 0 4 5 0
Howard (AL) 2 1 0 2 5 0
Chattanooga 3 2 0 4 5 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0 4 5 0
Spring Hill 1 4 0 3 6 0
Mercer 0 3 0 3 6 0
Millsaps 0 5 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) in the Dixie Conference during the 1938 college football season. In its eighth year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Tennessee Polytechnic Institute*W 27–64,000[1]
October 1at Centre*L 7–16[2]
October 7Mississippi College
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–25[3]
October 14Southwestern (TN)
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 6–124,689[4]
October 21Howard (AL)dagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 13–63,900[5]
October 28vs. Birmingham–Southern
L 6–123,500[6]
November 5at No. 6 Tennessee*L 0–457,500[7]
November 12at Army*L 13–3412,000[8]
November 24Mercer
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 9–74,200[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Moccasins open up enough power to beat back plucky T.P.I. team, 27–6". The Chattanooga Times. September 24, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "91-yard touchdown run and field goal help Colonels to win, 16 to 7". The Lexington Herald-Leader. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Chocs get defeated 28 to 25". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southwestern rallies to repel U.C., 12–6". The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U.C. wins 13–6 victory over Howard before homecoming crowd of 3,900". The Chattanooga Times. October 22, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U.C. defeated by Southern, 12–6". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 29, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U.T. crushes plucky Moccasins, 45–0". The Chattanooga Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army outscores Chattanooga, 34–13". Daily News. November 13, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer beaten by Chattanooga". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1938. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.