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1947 Chattanooga

4–⁠6, coached by Scrappy Moore.

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 1947, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 0–19; won vs. Tennessee Tech 12–0; lost at Tennessee 7–26; won at Centenary (LA) 20–0; won vs. Dayton 19–13; lost at NC State 0–21; won vs. Union (Tennessee) 46–7; lost at No. 15 Ole Miss 0–52; lost vs. Georgia 0–27; lost vs. North Texas 7–14+39−52Lost 0–19 at Mississippi State-19Mississippi Sta…Won 12–0 vs. Tennessee Tech+12Tennessee TechLost 7–26 at Tennessee-19TennesseeWon 20–0 at Centenary (LA)+20Centenary (LA)Won 19–13 vs. Dayton+6DaytonLost 0–21 at NC State-21NC StateWon 46–7 vs. Union (Tennessee)+39Union (Tennesse…Lost 0–52 at No. 15 Ole Miss-52No. 15 Ole MissLost 0–27 vs. Georgia-27GeorgiaLost 7–14 vs. North Texas-7North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atMississippi StateL 0–⁠1917%
Oct 3vsTennessee TechW 12–⁠087%
Oct 11atTennesseeL 7–⁠2620%
Oct 18atCentenary (LA)W 20–⁠048%
Oct 24vsDaytonW 19–⁠1386%
Nov 1atNC StateL 0–⁠2125%
Nov 8vsUnion (Tennessee)W 46–⁠780%
Nov 15at15Ole MissL 0–⁠5224%
Nov 22vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠2721%
Nov 27vsNorth TexasL 7–⁠1478%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Texas 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
111–⁠179
Coach
Scrappy Moore
Elo
1318 −44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.8 No. 95 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Kovacevich