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-
1967 Season Highlights
Charles M. Murphy enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1967 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Pensacola NAS (FL)
28
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @ Morehead State
19
21
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
13
30
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Eastern Kentucky
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs. Murray State
14
35
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @ Austin Peay State
34
20
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ Tennessee Martin
36
44
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Western Kentucky
16
14
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ East Tennessee State
36
26
W
Thu., Nov. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech
33
20
W
1967 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 236
Scoring Average 23.6
Points Allowed 231
Defense Average 23.1
Opponents Record 7-1
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-2
1967 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1967 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1967 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.