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-
1953 Season Highlights
Charles M. Murphy enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
The Blue Raiders won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Western Kentucky
13
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @ Eastern Kentucky
6
15
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Sewart AFB (TN)
33
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 Troy State
6
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Morehead State
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Memphis
26
20
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ North Alabama
0
14
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @ Murray State
28
25
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @ East Tennessee State
34
28
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Vanderbilt
13
31
L
Thu., Nov. 26 vs. Tennessee Tech
13
46
L
1953 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 186
Scoring Average 16.9
Points Allowed 179
Defense Average 16.3
Opponents Record 15-15
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 3-3
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 All Ohio Valley Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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