1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 4–7 2–5 Ben Hurt 2nd Dunster Wright Wright Horace Jones Field 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. Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide https://goblueraiders.com/documents/2021/8/24/2021_Football_Fact_Book.pdf Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee 2021 145 February 10, 2022 Schedule 1976 NCAA Division II AP September 4 l y y Tennessee State Dudley Field Nashville, TN 17–26 18,361 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-tsu-spills-middle/142112724/ The Tennessean TSU spills Middle September 5, 1976 February 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 11 w y y 1976 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN 35–20 4,000 September 18 l y 1976 Tennessee–Martin Pacers Tennessee–Martin Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 3–38 9,000 September 25 w 1976 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 21–0 6,800 October 4 w y Chattanooga Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 35–28 10,400 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85382301/mtsu-whips-mocs-3528/ The Daily News-Journal MTSU whips Mocs, 35–28 October 3, 1976 September 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 9 l y 1976 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Hanger Field Richmond, KY 14–40 12,700 October 16 l y 1976 Murray State Racers Murray State Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY 20–24 12,500 October 30 l 1976 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 9–21 5,500 November 6 l y Western Kentucky L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY rivalry 7–38 20,000 November 13 w East Tennessee State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 34–13 2,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/elizabethton-star-raiders-romp-over-bucs/206833180/ Elizabethton Star Raiders romp over Bucs, 34–13 November 14, 1976 September 30, 2026 Newspapers.com November 20 l y 1976 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 10–33 8,200 Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football