1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Tangerine Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Lamar Tech
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Faulk, Jerry Pearson
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 6 0 0 7 3 0
Middle Tennessee 5 1 0 7 3 0
Western Kentucky 4 2 0 6 3 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 3 0 4 5 0
Murray State 2 4 0 4 6 0
East Tennessee State 1 5 0 3 7 0
Morehead State 0 6 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1961 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where they lost to Lamar Tech. The team's captains were Don Faulk and Jerry Pearson.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Austin Peay*W 40–75,000
September 23at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 19–143,000
September 30Western KentuckyW 14–66,500–7,000[2]
October 7at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYW 22–155,000
October 14Pensacola Navy*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–126,500
October 21Chattanooga*dagger
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 12–257,000[3]
October 28at Florence State*Florence, ALW 13–33,000
November 4at Murray State
W 27–188,000
November 11East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–04,500
November 23Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 6–79,000
December 29vs. Lamar Tech*L 14–216,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga ruins Raiders homecoming". The Daily News-Journal. October 22, 1961. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.