1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Tennessee Tech. The team's captains were Harold Greer and Roy Hall.[1]

1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
Record8–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Harold Greer
  • Roy Hall
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
 1957
1959 
1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee +510820
Tennessee Tech +510730
East Tennessee State420540
Eastern Kentucky330360
Western Kentucky240450
Murray State240370
Morehead State060081
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Austin Peay*W 12–0
September 27at Jacksonville State*No. T–8W 18–6[2]
October 4at Western KentuckyNo. 12Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 10–75,319[3]
October 10at Eastern KentuckyNo. 16Richmond, KYW 14–0
October 17at No. 3 Chattanooga*No. 11L 7–1810,000[4]
October 25Morehead StateNo. 20
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–6
November 1Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–6
November 8Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 40–0
November 15at East Tennessee StateNo. 15
W 27–20
November 27at Tennessee TechNo. 13
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. "MTSC passing stops Jax State". The Nashville Tennessean. September 28, 1958. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. "Mocs shatter Raiders 18 to 7". The Tennessean. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1958 Middle Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.