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-
1965 Season Highlights
Charles M. Murphy enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
The Blue Raiders won the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
1965 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @ North Alabama
44
14
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Tennessee Martin
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Western Kentucky
21
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Eastern Kentucky
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
30
7
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Morehead State
30
28
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Austin Peay State
24
20
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Murray State
28
24
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. East Tennessee State
43
19
W
Thu., Nov. 25 vs. Tennessee Tech
28
21
W
1965 Season Totals
Record 10-0
Points Scored 286
Scoring Average 28.6
Points Allowed 157
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 2-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-0
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1965 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1965 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.