1946 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1946 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as an independent during the 1946 college football season. Led by Elwin W. Midgett in his fourth season as head coach, the Blue Raiders compiled a record of 6–2–1. The team's captains were G. McIntyre and Bob Burkett.[1]

1946 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainG. McIntyre, Bob Burkett
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1942
1947 →
1946 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma City     10 1 0
Maryville (TN)     9 1 0
East Tennessee State     7 1 0
Millsaps     5 1 0
Middle Tennessee     6 2 1
Mississippi College     6 2 0
Trinity (TX)     6 2 0
Louisville Municipal     5 2 0
Fayetteville State     7 3 0
Mississippi Southern     7 3 0
East Carolina     5 3 1
Princess Anne     5 3 1
Austin Peay     5 4 0
Arkansas State     4 3 3
Sewanee     4 3 0
Livingston State     4 3 0
Tennessee Tech     5 5 0
Troy State     4 4 0
Grambling     5 6 0
Texas A&I     2 7 0
CCUNC     2 4 0
Centre     0 7 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Jacksonville StateW 21–03,000[2]
October 3Milligan
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 0–0
October 11at Union (TN)Jackson, TNW 14–7
October 17at Austin PeayW 42–9
October 24Cumberland (TN)
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–0
November 2Maryville (TN)
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 6–20
November 9at CentreW 19–18
November 15Troy State 
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 12–02,000[3]
November 28at Tennessee Tech
L 7–21
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Blue Raiders trounce Jacksonville Teachers 21–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 27, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Staggs, Blackman pace Raiders to 12–0 victory". The Daily News-Journal. November 17, 1946. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.