The 1978 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Moccasins were led by first-year head coach Joe Morrison and played their home games at Charmerlain Field. They finished the season 7–3–1 overall and 3–1 in Southern Conference (SoCon) play to finish tied for first place.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Western Kentucky*	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 42–15	13,500	[2]
September 16	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 12–7	14,212	[3]
September 23	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 27–23		[4]
September 30	at Middle Tennessee State*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	T 14–14	3,800	[5]
October 7	Appalachian State	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 72–14	10,501	[6]
October 14	No. 9 Jacksonville State*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 28–21	10,501	[7]
October 21	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 13–9	7,618	[8]
October 28	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 24–28		[9]
November 4	Western Carolina	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 21–31	10,000	[10]
November 11	Richmond*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 30–3		[11]
November 18	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 23–27	10,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game