1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	9–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Joe Morrison (7th season)
Home stadium	Chamberlain Field

1979 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
East Tennessee State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Marshall	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1979 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Chattanooga during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	Western Kentucky*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 41–28
September 15	Louisiana Tech*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 24–7
September 22	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 45–14
September 29	Marshall	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 27–0
October 6	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 24–21
October 13	at East Tennessee State	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 0–35
October 20	Middle Tennessee State*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 59–15
October 27	McNeese State*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 17–24
November 3	at Western Carolina	Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 42–35
November 10	The Citadel	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 28–7
November 17	Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 42–31
*Non-conference game Homecoming