1974 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1974 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the OVC. The team's captains were Orsillo, Flippin, and Rohrdanz.[1]

1974 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1974 record3–8 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainOrsillo, Flippin, Rohrdanz
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1974 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Kentucky $ 6 1 08 2 0
Murray State 5 2 09 2 0
Western Kentucky 5 2 07 3 0
Tennessee Tech 4 3 06 5 0
East Tennessee State 3 3 14 6 1
Middle Tennessee 2 5 03 8 0
Austin Peay 1 5 13 7 1
Morehead State 1 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7vs. Tennessee State*W 20–10
September 14at Appalachian State*L 7–18
September 28Morehead StateW 23–14
October 5Chattanooga*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–2410,000[2]
October 12at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 17–21
October 19at Murray State
L 12–14
October 26Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–16
November 2Ball State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 14–43
November 9at No. 7 Western KentuckyL 10–3613,300
November 16East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–17
November 23at Tennessee TechL 2–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. "Mocs blast Raiders". The Tennessean. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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