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]
| 1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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OVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–1 OVC) |
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| Captain | Harold Greer, Roy Hall |
| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Austin Peay* | W 12–0 | ||||
| September 27 | at Jacksonville State* | No. T–8 | 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 | L 7–18 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| October 25 | Morehead State | No. 20 |
| W 34–6 | ||
| November 1 | Florence State* |
| W 34–6 | |||
| November 8 | Murray State |
| W 40–0 | |||
| November 15 | at East Tennessee State | No. 15 |
| W 27–20 | ||
| November 27 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 13 |
| L 0–14 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "MTSC passing stops Jax State". The Nashville Tennessean. September 28, 1958. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Mocs shatter Raiders 18 to 7". The Tennessean. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.