1986 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

1986 Chattanooga Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe D'Alessandris (1st season)
Captains
  • Tim Couch
  • Spanky Thomas
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
1986 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Appalachian State $^ 6 0 1 9 2 1
Western Carolina 5 2 0 6 5 0
No. 15 Furman ^ 4 2 1 7 3 2
East Tennessee State 4 3 0 6 5 0
Marshall 3 3 0 6 4 1
Chattanooga 2 4 0 4 7 0
VMI 1 5 0 1 10 0
The Citadel 0 6 0 3 8 0
Davidson 0 4 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by third-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 4–7 overall 2–4 in SoCon play to place in sixth.