1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were Jackie Pope and Calvin Shorts.[1]

1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1963 record8–2 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJackie Pope, Calvin Short
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Western Kentucky $ 7 0 010 0 1
Middle Tennessee 6 1 08 2 0
East Tennessee State 5 2 07 2 0
Tennessee Tech 3 4 06 4 0
Murray State 3 4 05 5 0
Morehead State 3 4 05 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 1 6 02 8 0
Austin Peay 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division UPI Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Florence State*Florence, ALW 41–13
September 28Tennessee–Martin*W 21–14
October 5Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
L 6–16
October 12at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYW 33–28
October 19Chattanooga*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–77,000[2]
October 26at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 27–7
November 2at Austin Peay*W 27–0
November 9at Murray State
W 14–7
November 16East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 23–0
November 28Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. "Mocs nudge Raiders 7–0". The Tennessean. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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