1965 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1965 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–0 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainK. Atchley, W. Randolph
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Austin Peay 6 1 0 8 1 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 2 1 4 4 1
Morehead State 3 4 0 3 6 0
Tennessee Tech 3 4 0 3 7 0
Murray State 1 4 2 2 6 2
Western Kentucky 1 5 1 2 6 2
East Tennessee State 1 6 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 10–0 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. The team's captains were K. Atchley and W. Randolph.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Florence State*Florence, ALW 44–14
September 25Tennessee–Martin*W 24–14
October 2Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 21–0
October 9at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYW 14–10
October 16Chattanooga*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 30–710,000[2]
October 23at Morehead StateW 30–28
October 30at Austin Peay*W 24–20
November 6at Murray State
W 28–24
November 13East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 43–19
November 25Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–21
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "MTSU–Chattanooga". The Tennessean. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.