1916 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (1–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainErnest Eldridge
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1915
1919 →
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
LSU 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Tulane 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Auburn 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Centre 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 3
Howard (AL) 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Louisville 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Chattanooga—now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by Johnny Spiegel in his second and final year as head coach, the Moccasins compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Middle Tennessee State Normal*
W 20–6
October 7Mercer
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 49–0[2]
October 14Mississippi A&M
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–33[3]
October 21at Louisville
L 0–6[4]
October 28at Emory and Henry*Bristol, TNW 27–0
November 4Tennessee
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 7–12
November 11at Sewanee
L 0–54[5]
November 25at Washington & Jefferson*Washington, PAL 0–41[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1916 Football Schedule". Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Moccasins' terrific drive crushes Mercer". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi Aggies drub Chattanooga". The Birmingham News. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisville eleven wins from Chattanooga team". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1916. p. III-9. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Moccasins fall before Sewanee". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gibson, Florent (November 26, 1916). "Chattanooga Offers Little Resistance To W. & J." The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 21. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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