The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Middle Tennessee was invited to the 1964 Grantland Rice Bowl, where they beat Muskingum. The team's captains were J. Armstrong and H. Petty.[1]
| 1964 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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OVC champion Grantland Rice Bowl champion | |
Grantland Rice Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Muskingum | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–2–1 (6–1 OVC) |
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| Captain | J. Armstrong, H. Petty |
| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Florence State* | W 21–3 | 7,500 | ||
| September 26 | at Tennessee–Martin* | T 0–0 | 5,000 | ||
| October 3 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | W 9–0 | 8,041–8,500 | [2] |
| October 10 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 20–13 | 6,000 | |
| October 17 | at Chattanooga* | L 14–19 | 7,000 | [3] | |
| October 24 | Morehead State |
| W 13–0 | 8,000 | |
| October 31 | Austin Peay |
| L 7–9 | 7,500 | |
| November 7 | Murray State |
| W 14–12 | 8,500 | |
| November 14 | at East Tennessee State |
| W 14–9 | 5,000 | |
| November 26 | at Tennessee Tech |
| W 24–0 | 5,500 | |
| December 12 | Muskingum* |
| W 20–0 | 4,000 | [4] |
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References
edit- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Shaver leads Chattanooga to 19–14 win". The Tennessean. October 18, 1964. Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powell, Tom (December 13, 1964). "MTSC Wins 1st Rice Bowl Before 4,000". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved January 27, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.