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    1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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    1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
    ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
    Record7–4 (5–2 OVC)
    Head coach
    • Bill Peck (2nd season)
    CaptainJim Inglis, Danny Buck
    Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
    Seasons
    ← 1970
    1972 →
    1971 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 6/12 Western Kentucky $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    Tennessee Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    Middle Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
    Morehead State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Murray State 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
    Eastern Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
    Austin Peay 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
    East Tennessee State 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls

    The 1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. The team's captains were Jim Inglis and Danny Buck.[1]

    Schedule

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    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 11at Florence State*Florence, ALL 14–246,500
    September 18at Tennessee–Martin*
    • Pacer Stadium
    • Martin, TN
    		L 0–285,500
    September 25at Morehead State
    • Jayne Stadium
    • Morehead, KY
    		W 9–78,000
    October 2Chattanooga*
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    		W 23–1310,500–11,000[2][3]
    October 9Eastern Kentucky
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    		W 31–187,500
    October 16Murray State
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    		L 15–245,000
    October 23at Austin Peay
    • Clarksville Municipal Stadium
    • Clarksville, TN
    		W 19–72,576
    October 30Ball State*
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    		W 28–710,500
    November 6No. 6 Western Kentucky
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
    		W 27–136,500
    November 13at East Tennessee State
    • State College Stadium
    • Johnson City, TN
    		W 27–233,500
    November 20Tennessee Tech
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    		L 3–1413,000
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [4]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
    2. ^ "Blue Raiders belt Mocs 23–13". The Tennessean. October 3, 1971. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
    4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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