1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football Southern Conference SoCon 7–3–1 3–1 Joe Morrison 6th Game captains Chamberlain Field SoCon co-champion 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. Southern Standings https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times/176781110/ Asheville Citizen-Times Asheville, North Carolina November 19, 1978 1B July 16, 2025 Newspapers.com SoCon 2024 Football Media Guide https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt90a281f2ef4c465c/blt0eb150c3d9f30f10/2024%20SoCon%20FB%20media%20guide.pdf Southern Conference 180 July 16, 2025 The team played home games at Chamberlain Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Schedule 1978 NCAA Division II AP Eastern September 9 w y y Western Kentucky L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 42–15 13,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/messenger-inquirer/89895637/ Messenger-Inquirer Powerful Mocs scortch Western September 10, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 16 w y y Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA 12–7 14,212 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80638673/chattanooga-stumps-tech-for-first-time/ The Shreveport Times Chattanooga stumps Tech for first time September 17, 1978 July 1, 2021 Newspapers.com September 23 w y Marshall Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV 27–23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-mocs-edge-herd/139662330/ The Greenville News Mocs edge Herd September 24, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 30 t y y Middle Tennessee State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 14–14 3,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-raiders-tie-1414-with-so/139662423/ The Tennessean Raiders tie 14–14 with soggy Mocs October 1, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com October 7 w Appalachian State Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 72–14 10,501 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89975878/appalachian-trounced-7214/ The Charlotte Observer Appalachian trounced 72–14 October 8, 1978 December 3, 2021 Newspapers.com October 14 w y y Jacksonville State 9 Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 28–21 10,501 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113848342/merendino-leads-utc-to-4th-win/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Merendino leads UT–C to 4th win October 15, 1978 November 29, 2022 Newspapers.com October 21 w y Furman Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC 13–9 7,618 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89978036/moccasins-sneak-past-paladins/ The Greenville News Moccasins sneak past Paladins October 22, 1978 December 3, 2021 Newspapers.com October 28 l y y McNeese State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA 24–28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120118464/utchattanooga-beaten/ The Tennessean UT–Chattanooga beaten October 29, 1978 March 3, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 l Western Carolina Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 21–31 10,000 Harp strums touchdown tunes in Cats 31–21 victory The News and Observer November 5, 1978 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94976682/harp-strums-touchdown-tunes-in-cats-312/ February 14, 2022 Newspapers.com November 11 w RichmondChattanooga's game against Richmond was designated as a conference game and counted in the SoCon standings. 1978 Southern Conference Football Schedule https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal/176785737/ Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem, North Carolina September 1, 1978 F28 July 16, 2025 Newspapers.com n Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 30–3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112187269/mocs-hang-303-defeat-on-richmond/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel Mocs hang 30–3 defeat on Richmond November 12, 1978 October 28, 2022 Newspapers.com November 18 l y y Tennessee State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN 23–27 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-late-blitz-sparks-tsu/139662526/ The Tennessean Late blitz sparks TSU November 19, 1978 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com Notes n References Chattanooga Category:Chattanooga Mocs football seasons Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons Chattanooga Moccasins football