1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 7–4 5–2 Bill Peck 2nd Jim Inglis Danny Buck Horace Jones Field The 1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. The team's captains were Jim Inglis and Danny Buck. 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 1971 small college AP September 11 l y y Florence State Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 14–24 6,500 Harris Jack September 12, 1971 FSU Shocks Blue Raiders https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lB0sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w8cEAAAAIBAJ&pg=938%2C2037449 Times Daily Florence 3 October 2026 Google News Archive September 18 l y y 1971 Tennessee–Martin Pacers Tennessee–Martin Pacer Stadium Martin, TN 0–28 5,500 September 25 w y 1971 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY 9–7 8,000 October 2 w y Chattanooga Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 23–13 10,500–11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85347610/blue-raiders-belt-mocs-2313/ The Tennessean Blue Raiders belt Mocs 23–13 October 3, 1971 September 14, 2021 Newspapers.com Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chattangooga) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/693/stats/12713 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 15, 2022 October 9 w 1971 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 31–18 7,500 October 16 l 1971 Murray State Racers Murray State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 15–24 5,000 October 23 w y 1971 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN 19–7 2,576 October 30 w y Ball State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 28–7 10,500 November 6 w Western Kentucky 6 Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN rivalry 27–13 6,500 November 13 w y East Tennessee State Memorial Stadium Johnson City, TN 27–23 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-buc-rally-fails/207382401/ The Bristol Herald Courier Buc rally fails, Raiders nip ETSU November 14, 1971 October 3, 2026 Newspapers.com November 20 l 1971 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 3–14 13,000 Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/12713 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football