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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: Herc Alley
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1911  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Herc Alley enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Jacksonville State  6   6   T       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Murray State  2   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Memphis  6   25   L       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Cumberland  6   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Western Kentucky  2   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Union (TN)  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Troy State  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Tennessee Tech  3   20   L       
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record2-5 -1
  Points Scored52
  Scoring Average6.5
  Points Allowed112
  Defense Average14.0
  Opponents Record10-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record0-2
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Troy 7-412171   Albert Choate
Western Kentucky 7-1-113252   William L. Gander Terry
Louisville 5-2-19230   Laurie Apitz
Miami 5-5131106   Jack Harding
Southern Mississippi 4-2-37767   Reed Green
Memphis 3-785127   C.C. Humphreys
Middle Tennessee State 2-5-152112   Herc Alley

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 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.