A.C. "Scrappy" Moore
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 25, 1902 Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Died | May 3, 1971 (aged 68) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 1923–1925 | Georgia |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1927–1930 | Chattanooga (assistant) |
| 1931–1967 | Chattanooga |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1931–1970 | Chattanooga |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 171–148–13 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Dixie Conference (1931, 1940–1941) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA College Division Coach of the Year (1967) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1980 (profile) |
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Andrew Cecil "Scrappy" Moore, Jr. (September 25, 1902 – May 3, 1971) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Chattanooga, now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, from 1931 to 1967, compiling a record of 171–148–13. He had the longest tenure and the most successful record of any coach at Chattanooga. Moore played football as a quarterback at the University of Georgia. Moore's nickname "Scrappy" is currently used as the name of the mascot of UTC. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1980.
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