1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
| 1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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Tangerine Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Lamar Tech | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 OVC) |
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| Captain | Don Faulk, Jerry Pearson |
| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where they lost to Lamar Tech. The team's captains were Don Faulk and Jerry Pearson.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Austin Peay* | W 40–7 | 5,000 | ||
| September 23 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 19–14 | 3,000 | |
| September 30 | Western Kentucky | W 14–6 | 6,500–7,000 | [2] | |
| October 7 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY | W 22–15 | 5,000 | |
| October 14 | Pensacola Navy* |
| L 7–12 | 6,500 | |
| October 21 | Chattanooga* |
| L 12–25 | 7,000 | [3] |
| October 28 | at Florence State* | Florence, AL | W 13–3 | 3,000 | |
| November 4 | at Murray State |
| W 27–18 | 8,000 | |
| November 11 | East Tennessee State |
| W 27–0 | 4,500 | |
| November 23 | Tennessee Tech |
| L 6–7 | 9,000 | |
| December 29 | vs. Lamar Tech* | L 14–21 | 6,000 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Chattanooga ruins Raiders homecoming". The Daily News-Journal. October 22, 1961. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.