1956 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1956 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football Ohio Valley Conference OVC 7–3 5–0 Charles M. Murphy 10th T. Sweeney Ben Hurt Horace Jones Field OVC champion Refrigerator Bowl L 13–27 vs. Sam Houston State The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Refrigerator Bowl, where they lost to Sam Houston State. The team's captains were T. Sweeney and Ben Hurt. 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 18, 2022 Schedule September 15 l y y 1956 Morris Harvey Golden Eagles Morris Harvey Charleston, WV 0–6 September 21 y w 1956 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 38–20 September 29 w y Western Kentucky Bowling Green, KY rivalry 7–6 October 6 w 1956 Eastern Kentucky Maroons Eastern Kentucky Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 26–19 October 13 w 1956 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 20–12 October 27 l y y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 13–23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-vanderbilt-wins-23/133061643/ Kingsport Times-News Vanderbilt wins, 23–13, over MTSC October 28, 1956 October 7, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 w 1956 Murray State Thoroughbreds Murray State Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN 39–7 November 10 w y y 1956 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State State College Stadium Johnson City, TN 20–6 November 22 w y 1956 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Overhill Field Cookeville, TN 26–6 December 1 l y y Sam Houston State Reitz Bowl Evansville, IN Refrigerator Bowl 13–27 3,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115856662/sam-houston-defeats-middle-tenn-2713/ The Paducah Sun Sam Houston defeats Middle Tenn. 27–13 December 2, 1956 January 5, 2023 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1956 Middle Tennessee) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/419/stats/12710 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 17, 2022 After the season NFL draft The following Blue Raiders were selected in the 1957 NFL draft following the season.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1957/draft.htm 1957 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com November 29, 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 2 Round Pick Player Position NFL club 784Jerry DeLuccaTackleChicago Bears10116Jerry HurstEndSan Francisco 49ers References Middle Tennessee Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons Category:Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football