1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
American college football season
1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 2–8 (1–6 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Daniel, Mathews, Claxton |
Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Pensacola Navy* |
| L 7–12 | 9,000 | |
September 28 | Morehead State |
| W 28–18 | 7,000 | |
October 5 | at Chattanooga* | L 15–28 | 11,500 | [2] | |
October 12 | at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY | L 21–49 | 10,000 | |
October 19 | at Murray State |
| L 13–35 | 8,500 | |
October 26 | Austin Peay |
| L 13–46 | 9,000 | |
November 2 | Tennessee–Martin* |
| W 24–17 | 9,500 | |
November 9 | at No. 9 Western Kentucky | L 2–43 | 7,493–8,500 | [3] | |
November 16 | East Tennessee State |
| L 21–24 | 5,000 | |
November 28 | at Tennessee Tech | L 3–7 | 8,000 | ||
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References
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Mocs spill Blue Raiders". The Tennessean. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.