1941 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1941 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1941 college football season. In its 13th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 7–1–1 (4–0–1 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 209 to 62, and won the Dixie Conference championship.[1] The team played its home games at Chamberlain Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

1941 Chattanooga Moccasins football
Dixie champion
ConferenceDixie Conference
1941 record7–1–1 (4–0–1 Dixie)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Grigonis
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1941 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chattanooga $ 4 –0 –1  7 –1 –1
Howard (AL) 2 –0 –1  4 –5 –1
Mississippi College 3 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Millsaps 1 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Southwestern (TN) 0 –1 –0  4 –4 –1
Mercer 0 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Spring Hill 0 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Fullback Frank Grigonis was the team captain.[1] He played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League in 1942. Chattanooga players took five of the eleven first-team places on the 1941 All-Dixie Conference football team selected by the Chattanooga News-Press: backs Grigonis and Sib Evans; tackle Tom Barber; guard Slug Burney; and center J.D. Langley.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Tennessee Tech*
W 26–94,567[3]
October 4at Georgia Tech*
L 0–2010,000[4]
October 11Mississippi College
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 26–6[5]
October 17at Howard (AL)Anniston, ALT 7–75,000[6]
October 24Southwestern (TN)
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 7–04,632[7]
October 31Spring Hill
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 49–01,750[8]
November 8at Centre*Danville, KYW 27–7[9]
November 15Sewanee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 27–0[10]
November 27Mercer
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 40–133,988[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "University of Chattanooga Media Guide". University of Chattanooga. 2019. p. 156.
  2. "Chattanooga Places Five on All-Dixie". The Nashville Tennessean. December 15, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Chattanooga Defeats Tennessee Tech, 26-19". The Birmingham News. September 27, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. John Martin (October 5, 1941). "Georgia Tech Downs Stubborn Chattanooga Team, 20-0". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Chocs Take Licking At Chattanooga". Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1941. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jerry Bryan (October 18, 1941). "Howard Deadlocks Chattanooga 7-7 In Surprise Outcome". The Birmingham News. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Moccasins Repulse Lynx, 7-0". The Knoxville Journal. October 25, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Moccasins Romp Over Spring Hill". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 1, 1941. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "'Noogans Shellack Colonels". The Knoxville Journal. November 9, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Chattanooga Tops Sewanee By 27 To 0". The Knoxville Journal. November 16, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Chattanooga Captures Dixie Gridiron Title". The Knoxville Journal. November 28, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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