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1946 Chattanooga

5–⁠5, coached by Scrappy Moore.

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 1946, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 7–41; won vs. Tennessee Tech 37–6; lost at No. 8 Tennessee 7–47; won vs. Murray State 34–6; lost at Miami 13–33; lost vs. No. 12 Wake Forest 14–32; won at Dayton 34–7; won vs. Newberry 47–7; lost vs. No. 3 Georgia 27–48; won vs. Rollins 34–6+40−40Lost 7–41 at Mississippi State-34Mississippi Sta…Won 37–6 vs. Tennessee Tech+31Tennessee TechLost 7–47 at No. 8 Tennessee-40No. 8 TennesseeWon 34–6 vs. Murray State+28Murray StateLost 13–33 at Miami-20MiamiLost 14–32 vs. No. 12 Wake Forest-18No. 12 Wake ForestWon 34–7 at Dayton+27DaytonWon 47–7 vs. Newberry+40NewberryLost 27–48 vs. No. 3 Georgia-21No. 3 GeorgiaWon 34–6 vs. Rollins+28Rollins
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atMississippi StateL 7–⁠418%
Oct 4vsTennessee TechW 37–⁠673%
Oct 12at8TennesseeL 7–⁠476%
Oct 18vsMurray StateW 34–⁠674%
Oct 25atMiamiL 13–⁠3312%
Nov 1vs12Wake ForestL 14–⁠3214%
Nov 9atDaytonW 34–⁠751%
Nov 15vsNewberryW 47–⁠771%
Nov 23vs3GeorgiaL 27–⁠489%
Nov 28vsRollinsW 34–⁠661%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rollins 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Led the nationGene Roberts: points (117 pts)

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
254–⁠233
Coach
Scrappy Moore
Elo
1293 +84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.1 No. 87 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gene Roberts