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-
1957 Season Highlights
Charles M. Murphy enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
The Blue Raiders won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
1957 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 @ North Alabama
26
0
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Jacksonville State
25
0
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Western Kentucky
26
7
W
Sat., Oct. 12 @ Eastern Kentucky
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Morehead State
18
6
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Austin Peay State
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @ Murray State
22
0
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. East Tennessee State
33
7
W
Thu., Nov. 28 vs. Tennessee Tech
22
0
W
1957 Season Totals
Record 10-0
Points Scored 241
Scoring Average 24.1
Points Allowed 40
Defense Average 4.0
Opponents Record 9-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-0
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1957 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1957 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.