Andy Moore (American football)

Andy Moore
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1902-09-25)September 25, 1902
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died May 3, 1971(1971-05-03) (aged 68)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Playing career
19231925 Georgia
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19271930 Chattanooga (assistant)
19311967 Chattanooga
Head coaching record
Overall 17114813
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Dixie Conference (1931; 19401941)
Awards
AFCA College Division Coach of the Year (1967)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1980 (profile)

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 17114813. 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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