1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Joe Morrison (6th season)
Home stadium	Chamberlain Field (Capacity: 10,501)

1978 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Furman +	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga +	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Appalachian State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
VMI	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Mocs were led by first-year head coach Joe Morrison and played their home games at Charmerlain Field. They finished the season 7–3–1 overall and 3–1 in Southern Conference (SoCon) play to finish tied for first place.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 42–15
September 16	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 12–7
September 23	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 27–23
September 30	at Middle Tennessee State*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	T 14–14
October 7	Appalachian State	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 72–14
October 14	Jacksonville State*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 28–21
October 21	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 13–9
October 28	McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 24–28
November 4	Western Carolina	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 21–31
November 11	Richmond	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 30–3
November 18	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 23–27
*Non-conference game Homecoming