1940 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Dixie co-champion
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record7–1–1 (3–0–1 Dixie)
Head coach
CaptainRoy Scruggs
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga + 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Mississippi College + 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Howard (AL) 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Spring Hill 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (TN) 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Millsaps 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1940 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) in the Dixie Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its tenth year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 7–1–1 record.

Chattanooga was ranked at No. 78 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Tennessee Tech*
W 28–04,906[2]
October 4Mississippi College
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
T 7–7[3]
October 12at Tennessee*
L 0–5312,000[4]
October 18Maryville (TN)*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–0[5]
October 25Sewanee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–64,424[6]
November 1Howard (AL)
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 28–05,000[7]
November 9Centre*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 14–94,000[8]
November 15at Spring Hill
W 34–6[9]
November 28Mercer
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–65,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Grigonis leads U.C. to 28–0 victory over Tennessee Tech before 4,906". The Chattanooga Times. September 28, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Chocs score early, suffer 7–7 deadlock". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee crushes Moccasins, 53–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Chattanooga tops Scottie team, 28 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. October 19, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Moccasins outplay fighting Sewanee team, 20 to 6, in stirring battle". The Chattanooga Times. October 26, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Moccasins play grand ball to crush Howard College Bulldogs, 28 to 0". The Chattanooga Times. November 2, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Centre's Colonels score first but suffer 14–9 setback at hands of Chattanooga team". The Lexington Herald. October 10, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Moccasins swamp Spring Hill Badgers for Dixie Conference victory". The Chattanooga Times. November 16, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "U.C. marches to Dixie loop title, 20–6". The Chattanooga Times. November 29, 1940. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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