1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

American college football season

1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football

Conference| Ohio Valley Conference
Record| 7–4 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach|

* Bill Peck (2nd season)

Captain| Jim Inglis, Danny Buck
Home stadium| Horace Jones Field

Seasons

<- 1970

1972 ->

1971 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 11| at Florence State*| Florence, AL| L 14–24| 6,500|
September 18| at Tennessee–Martin*|

* Pacer Stadium
* Martin, TN

| L 0–28| 5,500|
September 25| at Morehead State|

* Jayne Stadium
* Morehead, KY

| W 9–7| 8,000|
October 2| Chattanooga*|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 23–13| 10,500–11,000| [2][3]
October 9| Eastern Kentucky|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 31–18| 7,500|
October 16| Murray State|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 15–24| 5,000|
October 23| at Austin Peay|

* Clarksville Municipal Stadium
* Clarksville, TN

| W 19–7| 2,576|
October 30| Ball State*|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| W 28–7| 10,500|
November 6| No. 6 Western Kentucky|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)

| W 27–13| 6,500|
November 13| at East Tennessee State|

* State College Stadium
* Johnson City, TN

| W 27–23| 3,500|
November 20| Tennessee Tech|

* Horace Jones Field
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 3–14| 13,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP 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 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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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

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

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