1970 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1970 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 6–3–1 3–3–1 Bill Peck 1st D. Duvall T. Edwards Horace Jones Field The 1970 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the OVC. The team's captains were D. Duvall and T. Edwards. 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 3, 2022 Schedule 1970 small college AP September 19 w y 1970 Tennessee–Martin Volunteers Tennessee–Martin Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 28–7 6,500 September 26 w 1970 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 14–6 6,000 October 3 w y y Chattanooga Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN 24–8 7,689 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85326015/blue-raiders-trip-mocs-248/ The Tennessean Blue Raiders trip Mocs 24–8 October 4, 1970 September 14, 2021 Newspapers.com October 10 l y 1970 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Hanger Field Richmond, KY 10–24 16,000 October 17 l y 1970 Murray State Racers Murray State Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY 0–20 7,500 October 24 w 1970 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 44–0 5,200 October 31 w y Ball State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 14–7 4,800–5,000 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Ball State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/47/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 3, 2022 November 7 w y Western Kentucky 5 L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY rivalry 17–13 11,512–11,517 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Western Kentucky) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/772/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 November 14 t East Tennessee State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 3–3 2,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-middle-tennessee/207387012/ The Bristol Herald Courier Middle Tennessee battles East Tennessee to tie November 15, 1970 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 26 l y 1970 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN 13–17 6,000 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football