1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 8–2 6–1 Charles M. Murphy 17th Jackie Pope Calvin Short Horace Jones Field The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were Jackie Pope and Calvin Shorts. 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 25, 2022 Schedule September 21 w y y 1963 Florence State Lions Florence State Florence, AL 41–13 4,000 September 28 w y 1963 Tennessee–Martin Volunteers Tennessee–Martin Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 21–14 3,000 October 5 l Western Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN rivalry 6–16 7,000–8,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Western Kentucky) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/772/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 October 12 w y 1963 Eastern Kentucky Maroons Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY 33–28 8,000 October 19 l y Chattanooga Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 0–7 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85116036/mocs-nudge-raiders-70/ The Tennessean Mocs nudge Raiders 7–0 October 20, 1963 September 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 26 w y 1963 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Morehead, KY 27–7 6,000 November 2 w y 1963 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN 27–0 5,000 November 9 w y 1963 Murray State Racers Murray State Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY 14–7 8,500 November 16 w East Tennessee State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 23–0 8,000 November 28 w 1963 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 21–14 9,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football