The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 4–4–2 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. The team's captains were Joe Collier and Garner Eze.[1]
| 1954 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–4–2 (2–2–1 OVC) |
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| Captain | Joe Collier, Garner Eze |
| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 18 | Sewart Air Force Base* | W 52–0 | ||
| September 24 | Eastern Kentucky |
| L 0–26 | [2] |
| October 2 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY | L 6–7 | |
| October 8 | Austin Peay* |
| T 7–7 | |
| October 16 | Morehead State |
| W 20–13 | |
| October 23 | at Memphis State* | L 7–27 | ||
| October 30 | Florence State* |
| W 27–26 | |
| November 6 | Murray State |
| W 21–13 | |
| November 13 | at East Tennessee State* |
| L 6–30 | |
| November 25 | at Tennessee Tech |
| T 7–7 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Eastern 2-0 And U. L. 0-2 After Interstate Scraps". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. September 25, 1954. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
