1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 10–0–1 5–0–1 Charles M. Murphy 13th B. Pitts Brady Luckett Horace Jones Field OVC co-championTangerine Bowl champion Tangerine Bowl W 21–12 vs. 1959 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian 3 The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–0–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with 1959 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where they beat 1959 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian. The team's captains were B. Pitts and Brady Luckett. 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 21, 2022 Schedule 1959 small college UPI September 19 w y y 1959 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN 36–0 September 26 w y 10 Jacksonville State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 21–20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114101372/raiders-rule-by-one-point/ The Nashville Tennessean Raiders rule by one point September 27, 1959 December 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 3 w 12 Western Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN rivalry 37–2 October 10 w y 8 1959 Eastern Kentucky Maroons Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY 14–6 October 17 w y 6 Chattanooga 9 Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 28–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83997912/mtsc-tumbles-mocs-280-racks-up-fifth-s/ The Nashville Tennessean MTSC tumbles Mocs 28–0, racks up fifth straight win October 18, 1959 August 23, 2021 Newspapers.com October 24 w y 5 1959 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Morehead, KY 27–0 October 31 w y y 5 1959 Florence State Lions Florence State Florence, AL 34–26 November 7 w y 5 1959 Murray State Thoroughbreds Murray State Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY 55–0 November 14 w 4 East Tennessee State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 30–6 November 26 t 3 1959 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 21–21 January 1, 1960 w y y 3 1959 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian 18 Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL Tangerine Bowl 21–12 12,500 https://www.newspapers.com/image/223197505/?terms=outstanding Tangerine Bowl Tilt Called Day's Finest Bob Bassine subscription Orlando Sentinel newspapers.com January 3, 1960 March 10, 2017 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:College football undefeated seasons Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Category:Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football