Chattanooga: a football coaching history
See Chattanooga’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Stature and coaches, 1945–1981
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
DynastyBlue BloodPower ProgramNational ProgramRegional Program
Every coach
Big movers show how many stature points they built or lost against what they inherited; steadier tenures show the tier they reached instead.
1980–1981
Bill Oliver Short tenure
15-6-1
1973–1979
Joe Morrison Steady≈
Joe Morrison moved the Mocs from Regional Program IV to Regional Program I in 7 seasons.
+11.3 pts over 7 seasons · top 14% of 6-9-season tenures (368 in sample)
Closest comparable run: Mark Hudspeth’s Louisiana run (2011–2017)
1st-best Chattanooga tenure of 1 by the numbers.
Succeeded by Bill Oliver (1980–1981).
2 NFL Draft picks: Darnell Powell (1976), Pete Pullara (1978)
+11.3
44-29-4