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1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Greer, Roy Hall
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee + 5 1 0 8 2 0
Tennessee Tech + 5 1 0 7 3 0
East Tennessee State 4 2 0 5 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 3 3 0 3 6 0
Western Kentucky 2 4 0 4 5 0
Murray State 2 4 0 3 7 0
Morehead State 0 6 0 0 8 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

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]

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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.