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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: Johnny Red Floyd
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1911  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024
1937 Season Highlights
 Johnny Red Floyd enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Memphis  20   6   W       
    Troy State  13   0   W       
   vs. Jacksonville State  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 15  @ Murray State  14   21   L       
 Fri., Oct. 22  vs. Tennessee Tech  13   13   T       
   vs. Austin Peay State  19   0   W       
   vs. Delta State  7   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Tennessee Tech  29   0   W       
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -1
  Points Scored142
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed40
  Defense Average5.0
  Opponents Record3-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record1-1
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1937 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 7-322324   Reed Green
Western Kentucky 7-1-114720   Carl Swede Anderson
Louisiana Tech 6-3-212060   Eddie McLane
Middle Tennessee State 6-1-114240   Johnny Red Floyd
Louisiana 4-3-15951   Johnny Cain
Miami 4-4-111867   Jack Harding
Memphis 3-612493   Allyn McKeen
Louisville 2-5-160114   Laurie Apitz

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 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.