1966 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1966 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 7–3 5–2 Charles M. Murphy 20th L. Dotson Jerry Smith Horace Jones Field The 1966 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were L. Dotson and Jerry Smith. 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 January 28, 2022 Schedule 1966 small college AP September 17 w y Pensacola Navy Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 14–12 7,000 September 24 w y y 1966 Tennessee–Martin Volunteers Tennessee–Martin Pacer Stadium Martin, TN 10–3 6,000 October 1 w y T–10 Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY rivalry 33–9 7,994–10,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Western Kentucky) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/772/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 WKU Football 2021 Media Guide https://wkusports.com/documents/2021/8/2/2021_Media_Guide.pdf Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky 177 December 6, 2021 October 8 w 5 1966 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 22–20 10,000 October 15 l y y 3 Chattanooga 10 Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 0–5 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85279653/mtsu-raiders-fall-blanked-by-mocs/ The Tennessean MTSU Raiders fall, blanked by Mocs October 16, 1966 September 13, 2021 Newspapers.com October 22 w 9 1966 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 20–7 9,500 October 29 l 7 1966 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 7–13 9,500 November 5 w 1966 Murray State Racers Murray State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 33–0 2,500 November 12 l y East Tennessee State State College Stadium Johnson City, TN 0–12 5,000 November 24 w y 1966 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 21–14 10,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football