1962 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
| 1962 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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OVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–2 OVC) |
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| Captain | Evans, Winters, Drennon |
| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, and Morehead State. The team's captains were Evans, Winters, and Drennon.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Austin Peay* | W 28–0 | 6,000 | ||
| September 22 | Morehead State |
| W 7–0 | 7,000 | |
| September 29 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 17–0 | 5,000–5,500 | [2] |
| October 6 | Eastern Kentucky |
| L 8–28 | 8,000 | |
| October 13 | at Pensacola Navy* | Warrington, FL | L 0–14 | 3,000 | |
| October 20 | at Chattanooga* | L 13–34 | 7,000–8,500 | [3][4] | |
| October 28 | Florence State* |
| W 33–2 | 8,000 | |
| November 3 | Murray State |
| W 23–6 | 8,000 | |
| November 10 | at East Tennessee State |
| L 12–20 | 2,000 | |
| November 22 | at Tennessee Tech |
| W 20–0 | 6,500 | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Moccasins wallop Raiders". The Chattanooga Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.