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: Bill Peck Conference: Ohio Valley-
1970 Season Highlights
Bill Peck enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Tennessee Martin
28
7
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Morehead State
14
6
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
24
8
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Eastern Kentucky
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Murray State
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs. Austin Peay State
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Ball State
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Western Kentucky
17
13
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. East Tennessee State
3
3
T
Thu., Nov. 26 @ Tennessee Tech
13
17
L
1970 Season Totals
Record 6-3
-1
Points Scored 167
Scoring Average 16.7
Points Allowed 105
Defense Average 10.5
Opponents Record 13-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 2-3
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 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.