1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Ben Hurt, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play. The team's captains were Boyd, Emert, and Woodfork.[4]

1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1975 record4–7 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainBoyd, Emert, Woodfork
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1975 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Western Kentucky ^ 6 1 09 1 0
Tennessee Tech $ 6 1 08 3 0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky 5 2 08 2 1
Murray State 3 3 14 5 1
Austin Peay 3 4 03 8 0
Middle Tennessee 2 5 04 7 0
East Tennessee State 1 5 12 8 1
Morehead State 1 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • WKU claims a co-championship,[1] while both the OVC[2] and Tennessee Tech[3] state it is not shared
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Tennessee State*L 14–21
September 13Carson–Newman*W 22–21
September 27at Morehead StateW 12–10
October 4at Chattanooga*L 10–278,500[5]
October 11Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 24–34
October 18Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–5
October 25at Austin PeayL 13–17
November 1at Western Carolina*W 44–28
November 8No. 6 Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
L 10–2411,300
November 15at East Tennessee State
L 20–37
November 22at Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 3–30
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2017 WKU Football Media Guide" (PDF). wkusports.com. Western Kentucky Athletics. p. 164.
  2. "2017 Ohio Valley Conference Media Guide" (PDF). ovcsports.com. p. 82.
  3. "2014 Tennessee Tech Football Guide". ttusports.com. Tennessee Tech Athletics. p. 166.
  4. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. "Powell TDs crush Blue Raiders". The Daily News-Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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