1962 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1962 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach
  • Charles M. Murphy (16th season)
CaptainEvans, Winters, Drennon
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Austin Peay*W 28–06,000
September 22Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 7–07,000
September 29at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 17–05,000–5,500[2]
October 6Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 8–288,000
October 13at Pensacola Navy*Warrington, FLL 0–143,000
October 20at Chattanooga*L 13–347,000–8,500[3][4]
October 28Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 33–28,000
November 3Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 23–68,000
November 10at East Tennessee State
L 12–202,000
November 22at Tennessee Tech
W 20–06,500
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Moccasins wallop Raiders". The Chattanooga Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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† WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared