1984 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1984 Chattanooga Moccasins football
1984 Chattanooga Moccasins football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–5 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Buddy Nix (1st season);
Captain	Artis Edwards, Bob Standifer
Home stadium	Chamberlain Field
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by first-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and won the SoCon title with 5–1 mark.^[1]

1984 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 17 Chattanooga $^	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 14 Western Carolina	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Furman	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Appalachian State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
VMI	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Southwestern Louisiana*		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 9–7	9,438
September 8	Arkansas State*		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–16	8,882	^[2]
September 15	Western Carolina		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 10–6	8,239
September 29	at No. 1 Furman	No. 20	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 21–14	10,038	^[3]
October 6	East Tennessee State	No. 8	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–12	9,103
October 13	at No. 17 Georgia Southern*	No. 20	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	L 17–24	9,087
October 20	VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 35–0	6,300	^[4]
October 27	at Marshall		Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 17–13	12,211
November 10	Appalachian State		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 21–20	3,620	^[5]
November 17	at No. 17 Florida State*	No. 19	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–37	55,443
November 24	at No. 10 Arkansas State*	No. 17	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 10–37	10,872	^[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "1984 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of.
^ "Arkansas St. triumphs, 16–0". The Shreveport Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UTC upsets Furman, 21–14". The Times and Democrat. September 30, 1984. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tenn–Chatt 35, VMI 0". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mocs survive scares to clinch tie for title". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indians repeat number on Mocs". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.