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: Volunteer State Athletic-
1950 Season Highlights
Charles M. Murphy enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
The Blue Raiders won the Volunteer State Athletic Conference Championship.
1950 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Millington NAS (TN)
33
0
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Vanderbilt
0
47
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Milligan (TN)
48
6
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @ Union (TN)
45
0
W
Fri., Oct. 13 vs. Austin Peay State
34
14
W
Fri., Oct. 20 vs. Morehead State
7
31
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @ East Tennessee State
21
6
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs. North Alabama
26
6
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Murray State
34
14
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Lamar
27
0
W
Thu., Nov. 30 @ Tennessee Tech
28
7
W
1950 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 303
Scoring Average 27.5
Points Allowed 131
Defense Average 11.9
Opponents Record 7-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1950 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1950 All Volunteer State Athletic 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 game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.