1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainDaniel, Mathews, Claxton
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9/8 Eastern Kentucky $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 19/17 Western Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
East Tennessee State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Middle Tennessee 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

The 1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the OVC. The team's captains were Daniel, Mathews, and Claxton.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Pensacola Navy*
L 7–129,000
September 28Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–187,000
October 5at Chattanooga*
L 15–2811,500[2]
October 12at No. 3 Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 21–4910,000
October 19at Murray State
L 13–358,500
October 26Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 13–469,000
November 2Tennessee–Martin*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 24–179,500
November 9at No. 9 Western Kentucky
L 2–437,493–8,500[3]
November 16East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 21–245,000
November 28at Tennessee Tech
L 3–78,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mocs spill Blue Raiders". The Tennessean. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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