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1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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The 1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Morrison, the Moccasins compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 overall with a mark of 4–1 conference play, sharing the SoCon title with Furman.[1][2] The team played home games at Chamberlain Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Record7–3–1 (3–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainGame captains
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1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1977
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1978 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman +4–1–08–3–0
Chattanooga +4–1–07–3–1
Appalachian State4–2–07–4–0
Western Carolina4–2–06–5–0
The Citadel2–3–05–6–0
VMI1–4–03–8–0
Marshall0–5–01–10–0
Davidson0–0–05–5–0
East Tennessee State0–0–04–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA teams. Davidson was classified as I-AA. All the other teams were classified as I-A. Davidson and East Tennessee State were ineligible for the conference title. VMI's games against William & Mary and Richmond and Chattanooga's game against Richmond were designated as conference games and counted in the SoCon standings.
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Western Kentucky*W 42–1513,500[3]
September 16at Louisiana Tech*W 12–714,212[4]
September 23at MarshallW 27–23[5]
September 30at Middle Tennessee State*T 14–143,800[6]
October 7Appalachian StateW 72–1410,501[7]
October 14No. 9 Jacksonville State*dagger
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–2110,501[8]
October 21at FurmanW 13–97,618[9]
October 28at McNeese State*L 24–28[10]
November 4Western Carolina
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 21–3110,000[11]
November 11Richmond[n 1]
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 30–3[13]
November 18at Tennessee State*L 23–2710,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Notes

  1. Chattanooga's game against Richmond was designated as a conference game and counted in the SoCon standings.[12]

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