1991 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = Chattanooga Moccasins
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Buddy Nix
| hc_year = 8th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
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| dc_year =
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| captain = Pumpy Tudors
| captain2 = Jackie Washington
| captain3 = Muhammad Shamsid-Deen
| stadium = Chamberlain Field
}}
{{1991 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1991 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by eighth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–4 overall and 4–3 in SoCon play to tie for fourth place.{{cite web|url=http://stats.gomocs.com/football/1991/1991.htm?DB_OEM_ID=17700|title=1991 Football Schedule|website=Tennessee at Chattanooga, University of}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tennessee–Martin
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 21–14
| attend = 9,531
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-pacers-fall-victim-to-la/162873732/|work=The Jackson Sun|title=Pacers fall victim to late UTC drive|date=September 1, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 35–14
| attend = 9,907
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-utchatt-rushes-past-ten/162873852/|work=The Tennessean|title=UT–Chatt. rushes past Tenn. Tech|date=September 8, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 33–26
| attend = 8,921
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-tennchatt-kos/162873989/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Tenn.–Chatt. KOs Citadel, 33–26|date=September 22, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Appalachian State
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 7–42
| attend = 18,711
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89682912/appalachian-state-rips-tennesseechattan/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Appalachian State rips Tennessee–Chattanooga|date=September 29, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama
| opprank = 20 (I-A)
| site_stadium = Bryant–Denny Stadium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| score = 7–53
| attend = 76,543
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71594860/alabama-swamps-moccasins/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Alabama swamps Moccasins|date=October 6, 1991|accessdate=November 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Whitmire Stadium
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC
| score = 24–27
| attend = 8,870
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-catamounts-get-ki/162874136/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Catamounts get kick out of Moccasins|date=October 20, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 38–31
| attend = 8,026
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-utc-38-mars/162874302/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=UTC 38, Marshall 31|date=October 27, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 26–22
| attend = 7,102
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-chattanoogas-touchd/162874427/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Chattanooga's touchdown at 1:37 tips Western 26–22|date=November 3, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| score = 43–26
| attend = 3,888
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-bucs-go-down-432/162874556/|work=Bristol Herald Courier|title=Bucs go down 43–26 to UT–C in Southern|date=November 10, 1991|accessdate=January 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Paladin Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| score = 21–24
| attend = 16,579
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109798552/furman-escapes-on-missed-field-goal/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Furman escapes on missed field goal|date=November 17, 1991|accessdate=September 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 50–14
| attend = 3,232
| source = {{cite news|title=Tenn–Chatt 50, VMI 14|date=November 24, 1991|newspaper=Daily Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94343436/tennchatt-50-vmi-14/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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After the season
=NFL Draft=
The following Moccasin was selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm|title=1992 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 20, 2023}}
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| 6 | 141 | Shoun Habersham | Wide receiver | Indianapolis Colts |