1966 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1966 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were L. Dotson and Jerry Smith.[1]

1966 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1966 record7–3 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainL. Dotson, Jerry Smith
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1966 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Morehead State $ 6 1 07 2 0
Middle Tennessee 5 2 07 3 0
Austin Peay 4 3 06 4 0
No. 16 Eastern Kentucky 4 3 07 3 0
Tennessee Tech 4 3 05 5 0
Western Kentucky 3 4 05 5 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 03 6 0
Murray State 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI College Division Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17Pensacola Navy*W 14–12
September 24at Tennessee–Martin*W 10–3
October 1at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 33–9
October 8Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 22–20
October 15at Chattanooga*L 0–5[2]
October 22Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 20–7
October 29Austin Peay*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–13
November 5Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 33–0
November 12at East Tennessee State
L 0–12
November 24at Tennessee TechW 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 28, 2022.
  2. "MTSU Raiders fall, blanked by Mocs". The Tennessean. October 16, 1966. Retrieved September 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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