1953 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
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1953 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 7–4 (3–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | H. Alsup, G. Rather |
Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. The team's captains were H. Alsup and G. Rather.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 19 | Western Kentucky | W 13–0 | ||
September 26 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY | L 6–15 | |
October 3 | Sewart Air Force Base* |
| W 33–0 | |
October 10 | at Troy State* | Troy, AL (rivalry) | W 6–0 | |
October 17 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 14–0 | |
October 24 | Memphis State* |
| W 26–20 | [2] |
October 31 | Florence State* |
| L 0–14 | |
November 7 | at Murray State |
| W 28–25 | |
November 14 | at East Tennessee State* |
| W 34–28 | |
November 21 | at Vanderbilt* | L 13–31 | ||
November 26 | Tennessee Tech |
| L 13–46 | |
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References
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Battling Blue Raiders blast favored Memphis State 26–20". The Daily News-Journal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.