The 1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its 16th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

The Moccasins ranked 13th nationally in total offense with an average of 329.9 yards per game.^[1] Back Gene "Choo Choo" Roberts ranked second in the country with 1,113 rushing yards.^[2] Roberts was also the leading scorer among major college players with 117 points scored on 18 touchdowns and nine extra points.^[3]

Chattanooga was ranked at No. 65 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 7–41	12,000	[5]
October 4	Tennessee Tech	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 37–6	5,700	[6]
October 12	at No. 8 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 7–47	22,000	[7]
October 18	Murray State	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 34–6		[8]
October 25	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 13–33	26,011	[9]
November 1	No. 12 Wake Forest	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 14–32	9,000	[10]
November 9	at Dayton	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	W 34–7	5,000	[11]
November 15	Newberry	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 47–7	5,000	[12]
November 23	No. 3 Georgia	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 27–48	10,000	[13]
November 28	Rollins	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 34–6		[14]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game