1931 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1931 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Chattanooga in the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1931 college football season. In Scrappy Moore's first season as head coach, the team compiled a 9–2 record overall and an 8–0 against SIAA opponents, winning the SIAA championship.[1]

1931 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Dixie champion
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1931 record9–2 (8–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1931 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chattanooga $ 4 0 0  9 2 0
Southwestern (TN) 2 0 1  5 2 3
Howard (AL) 3 1 1  8 2 2
Centre 1 1 0  8 2 1
Mississippi College 1 1 0  5 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 3 0  5 4 0
Mercer 1 2 0  7 2 1
Millsaps 0 3 0  3 5 0
Spring Hill 0 3 0  3 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chattanooga $ 8 0 0  9 2 0
Louisiana Tech 6 0 0  7 0 0
Centenary 3 0 0  5 5 0
Western Kentucky 7 1 0  8 4 0
Centre 5 1 0  8 2 1
The Citadel 4 1 0  5 4 1
Howard (AL) 3 1 1  8 2 2
Mercer 6 2 0  7 2 1
Southwestern (TN) 3 1 1  5 2 3
Loyola (LA) 2 1 0  5 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 3 2 0  4 5 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0  5 4 0
Mississippi College 4 3 0  5 4 0
Murray State 2 2 0  5 3 1
Union (TN) 4 4 0  5 4 0
Wofford 3 4 0  4 5 0
Miami (FL) 2 3 0  4 8 0
Spring Hill 2 3 0  3 6 0
Louisiana Normal 2 4 0  5 4 0
Millsaps 2 4 0  3 5 0
Eastern Kentucky 1 2 0  2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 0  2 5 0
Middle Tennessee 1 3 0  6 4 0
Presbyterian 1 4 1  2 5 2
Transylvania 1 4 0  2 7 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 0  1 6 1
Stetson 1 5 0  3 5 0
Erskine 1 5 1  2 6 3
Louisiana College 1 6 0  2 6 0
Rollins 0 1 0  6 1 0
Newberry 0 3 0  2 6 0
Louisville 0 5 0  0 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Middle TennesseeW 19–0
September 26at Oglethorpe*
W 12–7
October 2at Loyola (LA)
  • Loyola Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
W 6–0[2]
October 10Howard (AL)
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 14–0
October 17Sewanee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–6
October 24Presbyterian
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 32–7
October 31at Birmingham–SouthernBirmingham, ALW 26–0
November 7Transylvania
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 68–7
November 14Mercer
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–19
November 26Centre
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 25–7[3]
December 5Alabama*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–393,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Chattanooga Athletics - 1931 Football Schedule". gomocs.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51926760/smith-ends-second-period/
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51927204/chattanooga-crushes/
  4. "Tide runs over S.I.A.A. champs by 39–0 score". The Tuscaloosa News. December 6, 1931. p. 11. Retrieved March 28, 2012 via Google News Archives.
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