1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1961 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 7–4 5–1 Charles M. Murphy 15th Don Faulk Jerry Pearson Horace Jones Field Tangerine Bowl L 14–21 vs. Lamar Tech The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where they lost to Lamar Tech. The team's captains were Don Faulk and Jerry Pearson. 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 23, 2022 Schedule September 17 y w y 1961 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN 40–7 5,000 September 23 w y 1961 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Morehead, KY 19–14 3,000 September 30 w Western Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN rivalry 14–6 6,500–7,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Western Kentucky) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/772/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 October 7 w y 1961 Eastern Kentucky Maroons Eastern Kentucky Richmond, KY 22–15 5,000 October 14 l y Pensacola Navy Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 7–12 6,500 October 21 l y y Chattanooga Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 12–25 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85111222/chattanooga-ruins-raiders-homecoming/ The Daily News-Journal Chattanooga ruins Raiders homecoming October 22, 1961 September 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 28 w y y 1961 Florence State Lions Florence State Florence, AL 13–3 3,000 November 4 w y 1961 Murray State Racers Murray State Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY 27–18 8,000 November 11 w East Tennessee State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 27–0 4,500 November 23 l 1961 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 6–7 9,000 December 29 l y y Lamar Tech Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL Tangerine Bowl 14–21 6,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1961 Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/12865 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football