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-
1972 Season Highlights
Bill Peck enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. North Alabama
31
10
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Tennessee Martin
30
3
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Morehead State
35
35
T
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Tennessee-Chattanooga
17
13
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Eastern Kentucky
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @ Murray State
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Austin Peay State
24
6
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Ball State
0
24
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Western Kentucky
21
17
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. East Tennessee State
34
24
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Tennessee Tech
10
24
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 7-3
-1
Points Scored 216
Scoring Average 19.6
Points Allowed 182
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 12-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 3-3
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Ohio Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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