Middle Tennessee State Football Team History
Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Founded: 1911 Stadium: Floyd/Jones Field Capacity: 31,000 Colors: Royal Blue & White Coach: Charles M. Murphy Conference: Independent-
1947 Season Highlights
Charles M. Murphy enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 @ Southeast Missouri State
12
0
W
Thu., Sep. 25 vs.
Memphis
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Milligan (TN)
7
0
W
Thu., Oct. 9 vs. Union (TN)
19
6
W
Fri., Oct. 17 @ Austin Peay State
33
0
W
Fri., Oct. 24 @ Cumberland
41
12
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Maryville
6
13
L
Fri., Nov. 14 Troy State
41
17
W
Fri., Nov. 21 vs. East Tennessee State
26
13
W
Thu., Nov. 27 vs. Tennessee Tech
19
0
W
1947 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 224
Scoring Average 22.4
Points Allowed 61
Defense Average 6.1
Opponents Record 6-2
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-0
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.