1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Ben Hurt, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play. The team's captains were Dunster, Wright, and Wright.[1]

1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
1976 record4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainDunster, Wright, Wright
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1976 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 1 08 3 0
Tennessee Tech 5 2 08 3 0
Murray State 4 3 05 6 0
Austin Peay 3 4 05 6 0
Western Kentucky 3 4 04 5 1
East Tennessee State 3 4 03 7 0
Middle Tennessee 2 5 04 7 0
Morehead State 2 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Morehead State record adjusted for forfeit to Marshall
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Tennessee State*L 17–26
September 11at Carson–Newman*W 35–20
September 18Tennessee–Martin*L 3–38
September 25Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–0
October 4Chattanooga*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 35–2810,400[2]
October 9at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 14–40
October 16at Murray State
L 20–24
October 30Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 9–21
November 6at Western KentuckyL 7–3820,000
November 13East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–13
November 20at Tennessee TechL 10–33
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. "MTSU whips Mocs, 35–28". The Daily News-Journal. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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