1964 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Middle Tennessee was invited to the 1964 Grantland Rice Bowl, where they beat Muskingum. The team's captains were J. Armstrong and H. Petty.[1]

1964 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC champion
Grantland Rice Bowl champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1964 record8–2–1 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJ. Armstrong, H. Petty
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1964 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee $ 6 1 07 2 1
Austin Peay 5 1 18 1 1
Western Kentucky 3 3 16 3 1
Murray State 3 3 15 4 1
Morehead State 3 4 05 4 0
East Tennessee State 3 4 05 5 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 4 13 5 1
Tennessee Tech 1 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Florence State*W 21–3
September 26at Tennessee–Martin*T 0–0
October 3at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 9–0
October 10Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 20–13
October 17at Chattanooga*L 14–19[2]
October 24Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 13–0
October 31Austin Peay*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–9
November 7Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–12
November 14at East Tennessee State
W 14–9
November 26at Tennessee Tech
W 24–0
December 12Muskingum
W 20–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. "Shaver leads Chattanooga to 19–14 win". The Tennessean. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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