1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the OVC. The team's captains were Daniel, Mathews, and Claxton.[1]

1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1968 record2–8 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainDaniel, Mathews, Claxton
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1968 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 AP / No. 8 UPI Eastern Kentucky $ 7 0 08 2 0
No. 19 AP / No. 17 UPI Western Kentucky 5 2 07 2 1
Murray State 5 2 07 2 1
East Tennessee State 4 3 05 5 0
Austin Peay 3 4 05 5 0
Tennessee Tech 2 5 02 8 0
Morehead State 1 6 03 6 1
Middle Tennessee 1 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Pensacola Navy*L 7–12
September 28Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–18
October 5at Chattanooga*L 15–28[2]
October 12at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 21–49
October 19at Murray State
L 13–35
October 26Austin Peay*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 13–46
November 2Tennessee–Martin*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–17
November 9at Western KentuckyL 2–43
November 16East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 21–24
November 28at Tennessee TechL 3–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. "Mocs spill Blue Raiders". The Tennessean. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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