1955 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1955 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 7–2–1 (4–1 OVC)
Head coach|

* Charles M. Murphy (9th season)

Captain| G. Haley, S. Corban
Home stadium| Horace Jones Field

Seasons

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1956 ->

1955 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tennessee Tech $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Middle Tennessee | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Eastern Kentucky | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Murray State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Western Kentucky | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Morehead State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1955 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were G. Haley and S. Corban.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| Morris Harvey*|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 14–7| |
September 23| at Eastern Kentucky| Richmond, KY| W 21–14| |
October 1| Western Kentucky|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 25–13| |
October 8| at Austin Peay*|

* Clarksville Municipal Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| T 14–14| |
October 16| Morehead State| Morehead, KY| W 21–0| |
October 22| at Vanderbilt*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| L 0–46| 17,500| [2]
October 29| Florence State*|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 25–21| |
November 5| at Murray State|

* Cutchin Stadium
* Murray, KY

| W 33–28| 5,000| [3]
November 12| East Tennessee State*|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 20–7| |
November 24| Tennessee Tech|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 14–55| 10,000| [4]

* *Non-conference game

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## After the season

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1956 NFL draft

The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[6]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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16 | 185 | Billy Hix | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles
30 | 354 | Terry Sweeney | Back | Baltimore Colts

## References

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1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
2. ^ "Vandy blasts MTSC, 46 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Shores, Bill (November 6, 1955). "Murray Loses To Middle 33-28". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. p. 13B. Retrieved January 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ Short, George (November 25, 1955). "TPI Crushes Middle Tennessee 55-14 for OVC Title". The Chattanooga Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. p. 36. Retrieved October 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
6. ^ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)

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