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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: E.W. Midgett
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1911  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 E.W. Midgett enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Middle Tennessee State.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 27  vs. Jacksonville State  46   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4  vs. Austin Peay State  35   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Memphis  7   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 18  vs. Cumberland  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Western Kentucky  0   13   L       
 Thu., Nov. 7  @ Union (TN)  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Murray State  0   18   L       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Tennessee Tech  6   0   W       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Points Scored107
  Scoring Average13.4
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average9.8
  Opponents Record15-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record0-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Mississippi 7-422080   Reed Green
Western Kentucky 7-1-111520   William L. Gander Terry
Memphis 5-5150172   C.C. Humphreys
Middle Tennessee State 4-410778   E.W. Midgett
Louisville 3-5-191134   Laurie Apitz
Miami 3-7131197   Jack Harding
Troy 2-760118   Albert Choate

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.