1972 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1972 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 7–3–1 4–2–1 Bill Peck 3rd C. Holt Greg Gregory Horace Jones Field The 1972 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. The team's captains were C. Holt and Greg Gregory. 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 6, 2022 Schedule 1972 NCAA College Division AP September 9 w y Florence State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 31–10 10,000 Stout Harold September 10, 1972 Florence State Bows 31-10 In '72 Opener https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=egosAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K8gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3798%2C1420021 Times Daily Florence 3 October 2026 Google News Archive September 16 w y 1972 Tennessee–Martin Pacers Tennessee–Martin Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 30–3 9,000 September 23 t 1972 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 35–35 6,500 September 30 w y y Chattanooga Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 17–13 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85349388/mtsu-tops-chattanooga/ The Leaf-Chronicle MTSU tops Chattanooga October 1, 1972 September 14, 2021 Newspapers.com October 7 l y 1972 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY 0–13 14,750 October 14 w y 1972 Murray State Racers Murray State Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY 14–13 5,000 October 21 w 1972 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 24–6 12,000 October 28 l y y Ball State Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN 0–24 8,725 Cards Shine in 24-0 Victory The Muncie Star Bob Barnet October 29, 1972 1C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96709337/cards-shine-in-24-0-victory/ Newspapers.com November 4 w y Western Kentucky L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY rivalry 21–17 20,000 November 11 w East Tennessee State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 34–24 6,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leaf-chronicle-middle-tenn-buries-e/207295022/ Clarksville Leaf=Chronicle Middle Tenn. buries East Tennessee November 12, 1972 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 18 l y 1972 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 10–24 13,100 Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football