1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainGene Roberts
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1946 Chattanooga Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chattanooga (now known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its 16th year under head coach Scrappy Moore, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

The Moccasins ranked 13th nationally in total offense with an average of 329.9 yards per game.[1] Back Gene "Choo Choo" Roberts ranked second in the country with 1,113 rushing yards.[2] Roberts was also the leading scorer among major college players with 117 points scored on 18 touchdowns and nine extra points.[3]

Chattanooga was ranked at No. 65 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

  1. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 73.
  2. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 80.
  3. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 89.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.