1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Tennessee Tech. The team's captains were Harold Greer and Roy Hall.[1]

1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1958 record8–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Greer, Roy Hall
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee + 5 1 08 2 0
Tennessee Tech + 5 1 07 3 0
East Tennessee State 4 2 05 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 3 03 6 0
Western Kentucky 2 4 04 5 0
Murray State 2 4 03 7 0
Morehead State 0 6 00 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI College Division poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Austin Peay*W 12–0
September 27at Jacksonville State*W 18–6
October 4Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 10–7
October 10at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYW 14–0
October 17at Chattanooga*L 7–1810,000[2]
October 25Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–6
November 1Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–6
November 8Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 40–0
November 15at East Tennessee State
W 27–20
November 27at Tennessee Tech
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. "Mocs shatter Raiders 18 to 7". The Tennessean. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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