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1969 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1969 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Donald E. Fuoss in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the OVC.[1]

1969 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–9 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20/16 East Tennessee State $6–0–110–0–1
Western Kentucky5–2–06–3–1
Eastern Kentucky4–3–06–4–0
Tennessee Tech4–3–05–5–0
Morehead State3–4–06–4–0
Murray State2–4–15–4–1
Austin Peay2–5–02–7–1
Middle Tennessee1–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Pensacola Navy*Warrington, FLL 20–265,500
September 27at Morehead State
L 9–358,000
October 4Chattanooga*
L 3–79,000[2]
October 11Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–146,800
October 18Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–2410,000
October 25at Austin Peay
L 17–206,000
November 1at Ball State*
L 12–146,550
November 8Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
L 14–284,000–4,011[3]
November 15at No. 17 East Tennessee State
L 21–272,000[4]
November 27at Tennessee Tech
L 7–216,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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 February 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Chattanooga scores early, downs MTSU". The Tennessean. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "WKU Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green, Kentucky: Western Kentucky University. p. 177. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bucs clinch OVC title". Bristol Herald Courier. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1969 Middle Tennessee)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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