1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

OVC co-champion

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 8–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach|

* Charles M. Murphy (12th season)

Captain| Harold Greer, Roy Hall
Home stadium| Horace Jones Field

Seasons

<- 1957

1959 ->

1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tennessee Tech \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
East Tennessee State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Eastern Kentucky | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Western Kentucky | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Murray State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Morehead State | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Tennessee Tech. The team's captains were Harold Greer and Roy Hall.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| Austin Peay*| |

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 12–0| |
September 27| at Jacksonville State*| No. T–8|

* College Bowl
* Jacksonville, AL

| W 18–6| | [2]
October 4| at Western Kentucky| No. 12| Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)| W 10–7| 5,319| [3]
October 10| at Eastern Kentucky| No. 16| Richmond, KY| W 14–0| |
October 17| at No. 3 Chattanooga*| No. 11|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| L 7–18| 10,000| [4]
October 25| Morehead State| No. 20|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 34–6| |
November 1| Florence State*| |

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 34–6| |
November 8| Murray State| |

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 40–0| |
November 15| at East Tennessee State| No. 15|

* State College Stadium
* Johnson City, TN

| W 27–20| |
November 27| at Tennessee Tech| No. 13|

* Overhill Field
* Cookeville, TN

| L 0–14| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
2. ^ "MTSC passing stops Jax State". The Nashville Tennessean. September 28, 1958. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
4. ^ "Mocs shatter Raiders 18 to 7". The Tennessean. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Troy: Battle for the Palladium
* Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate

Culture & lore|

* Lightning
* "MTSU Fight Songs"
* Band of Blue

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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Ohio Valley Conference football champions

Pre-divisional|

* Evansville & Murray State (1948)
* Evansville (1949)
* Murray State (1950)
* Murray State (1951)
* Tennessee Tech & Western Kentucky (1952)
* Tennessee Tech (1953)
* Eastern Kentucky (1954)
* Tennessee Tech (1955)

NCAA College Division|

* Middle Tennessee (1956)
* Middle Tennessee (1957)
* Middle Tennessee & Tennessee Tech (1958)
* Middle Tennessee & Tennessee Tech (1959)
* Tennessee Tech (1960)
* Tennessee Tech (1961)
* East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Middle Tennessee, & Morehead State (1962)
* Western Kentucky (1963)
* Middle Tennessee (1964)
* Middle Tennessee (1965)
* Morehead State (1966)
* Eastern Kentucky (1967)
* Eastern Kentucky (1968)
* East Tennessee State (1969)
* Western Kentucky (1970)
* Western Kentucky (1971)
* Tennessee Tech (1972)

Division II|

* Western Kentucky (1973)
* Eastern Kentucky (1974)
* Tennessee Tech & Western Kentucky† (1975)
* Eastern Kentucky (1976)
* Austin Peay (1977)
* Western Kentucky (1978)

I-AA/FCS|

* Murray State (1979)
* Western Kentucky (1980)
* Eastern Kentucky (1981)
* Eastern Kentucky (1982)
* Eastern Kentucky (1983)
* Eastern Kentucky (1984)
* Middle Tennessee (1985)
* Eastern Kentucky & Murray State (1986)
* Eastern Kentucky & Youngstown State (1987)
* Eastern Kentucky (1988)
* Middle Tennessee (1989)
* Eastern Kentucky & Middle Tennessee (1990)
* Eastern Kentucky (1991)
* Middle Tennessee (1992)
* Eastern Kentucky (1993)
* Eastern Kentucky (1994)
* Murray State (1995)
* Murray State (1996)
* Eastern Kentucky (1997)
* Tennessee State (1998)
* Tennessee State (1999)
* Western Kentucky (2000)
* Eastern Illinois (2001)
* Eastern Illinois & Murray State (2002)
* Jacksonville State (2003)
* Jacksonville State (2004)
* Eastern Illinois (2005)
* Eastern Illinois & Tennessee–Martin (2006)
* Eastern Kentucky (2007)
* Eastern Kentucky (2008)
* Eastern Illinois (2009)
* Southeast Missouri State (2010)
* Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, & Tennessee Tech (2011)
* Eastern Illinois (2012)
* Eastern Illinois (2013)
* Jacksonville State (2014)
* Jacksonville State (2015)
* Jacksonville State (2016)
* Jacksonville State (2017)
* Jacksonville State (2018)
* Austin Peay & Southeast Missouri State (2019)
* Jacksonville State (2020)
* UT Martin (2021)
* Southeast Missouri State & UT Martin (2022)

National championships in bold
† WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared
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