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1937 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Conference Dixie Conference
Record4–3–2 (2–3 Dixie)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Koeninger
Home stadium Chamberlain Field
Seasons
←  1936
1938 →
1937 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham–Southern $ 6 1 0 6 2 0
Howard (AL) 4 1 0 5 3 0
Southwestern (TN) 4 1 0 6 4 0
Mississippi College 2 1 1 3 6 1
Chattanooga 2 3 0 4 3 2
Loyola (LA) 1 2 0 2 6 1
Millsaps 1 3 1 3 5 2
Mercer 0 3 0 4 5 0
Spring Hill 0 5 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In its seventh year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Maryville (TN)*W 19–0 [1]
October 1 Mississippi College
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 13–03,500 [2]
October 8 Centre
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
T 0–0 [3]
October 15 Oglethorpe*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
T 0–0 [4]
October 23at Howard (AL)L 0–62,151 [5]
October 30at Southwestern (TN)L 13–246,500 [6]
November 6 Birmingham–Southern
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 18–193,100 [7]
November 13at Union (TN)* Jackson, TNW 33–0 [8]
November 25 Mercer
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 19–7 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Scottie line fails to hold". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 25, 1937. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Choctaws defeated 13 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1937. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Centre held to 0–0 tie by Chattanooga". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1937. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Petrels hold Moccasins to tie". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1937. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard repels U.C.,6–0, as whistle stops Moccasins' drive near goal". The Chattanooga Times. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lynx defeat U.C. by aerials". The Chattanooga Times. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Birmingham–Southern wins, 19 to 18, as U.C.'s brilliant rally fails". The Chattanooga Times. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Union Bulldogs fall before Chattanooga Moccasins, 33 to 0". The Jackson Sun. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chattanooga beats Mercer Bears, 19–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.