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1996 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrankie DeBusk (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Whitt (3rd season)
CaptainJeff Peters, Ron Faugue, Stefan Alston, Tyrone Coleman
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
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

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

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
  2. ^ "Offense irks Dorsey in Devil loss". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1996. Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "VMI 28, Tenn–Chatt 14". Daily Press. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Scott's 2 scores lead Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1996. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman hopes victory worth a playoff spot". The Greenville News. November 24, 1996. Retrieved September 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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