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: Ohio Valley-
1959 Season Highlights
Charles M. Murphy enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
The Blue Raiders won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 @ Austin Peay State
36
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Jacksonville State
21
20
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Western Kentucky
37
2
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Eastern Kentucky
14
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Morehead State
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ North Alabama
34
26
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Murray State
55
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. East Tennessee State
30
6
W
Thu., Nov. 26 vs. Tennessee Tech
21
21
T
Fri., Jan. 1 @ Presbyterian
21
12
W
Tangerine Bowl
1959 Season Totals
Record 10-0
-1
Points Scored 324
Scoring Average 29.5
Points Allowed 93
Defense Average 8.5
Opponents Record 11-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 6-0
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1959 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1959 All Ohio Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.