1961 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1961
| team = Chattanooga Moccasins
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 4–6
| head_coach = Scrappy Moore
| hc_year = 31st
| captain = Carey Henley
| stadium = Chamberlain Field
}}
{{1961 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1961 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) during the 1961 college football season. In their 31st year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 4–6 record.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1961
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 13–7
| attend = 8,520
|title=Mocs drop JSC in heartbreaker|date=September 17, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary of Cumulative Statistics (Jacksonville State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/315/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 2, 2024 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 19–9
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85110580/uc-remains-undefeated-beating-tennessee/|work=The Chattanooga Times|title=UC remains undefeated beating Tennessee Tech|date=September 24, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 29|Friday}}
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 27–6
| attend = 7,300
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85110747/chattanooga-whips-etsc-276/|work=Johnson City Press|title=Chattanooga whips ETSC, 27–6|date=September 30, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi Southern
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Faulkner Field
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| score = 7–24
| attend = 13,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74601659/uc-bows-southern-by-247|work=The Chattanooga Times|title=UC bows: Southern by 24–7|date=October 8, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Auburn
| site_stadium = Cliff Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| score = 7–35
| attend = 22,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85111051/auburn-rolls-over-mocs/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Auburn rolls over Mocs|date=October 15, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Horace Jones Field
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 25–12
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85111222/chattanooga-ruins-raiders-homecoming/|work=The Daily News-Journal|title=Chattanooga ruins Raiders homecoming|date=October 22, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/12865 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 17, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Shields–Watkins Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| score = 7–20
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85111640/faircloth-supplies-punch-as-vols-tumble/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Faircloth supplies punch as Vols tumble Mocs, 20–7|date=October 29, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1961|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 9–10
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85111939/pc-takes-109-win/|work=The Greenville News|title=P.C. takes 10–9 win|date=November 5, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank = 7 (major)
| site_stadium = Hemingway Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, MS
| score = 0–54
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85112100/ole-miss-rebs-maul-chattanooga-by-540/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Ole Miss Rebs maul Chattanooga by 54–0|date=November 12, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 23|Thursday}}
| w/l = l
| opponent = Memphis State
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 13–41
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85112343/jack-carter-powers-tigers-past-mocs/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Jack Carter powers Tigers past Mocs|date=November 24, 1961|accessdate=September 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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References
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