1951 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
American college football season
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The 1951 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–2–2 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the VSAC title. The team's captains were C. Lyons and M. Runion.[1]
ConferenceVolunteer State Athletic Conference
Record7–2–2 (3–0 VSAC)
Headcoach
- Charles M. Murphy (5th season)
Captains
- C. Lyons
- M. Runion
| 1951 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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VSAC champion | |
| Conference | Volunteer State Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2–2 (3–0 VSAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15 | Carson–Newman* | W 38–0 | ||||
| September 23 | at Vanderbilt* | L 7–22 | [2] | |||
| September 29 | Sewart Air Force Base* |
| W 46–6 | |||
| October 6 | Union (TN) |
| W 60–6 | |||
| October 13 | at Austin Peay | W 27–6 | ||||
| October 20 | at Morehead State* | Morehead, KY | W 33–13 | [3] | ||
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Emory and Henry* |
| T 20–20 | [4][5][6] | |
| November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at Florence State* | W 21–0 | [7] | ||
| November 10 | at Murray State* |
| L 7–19 | [8] | ||
| November 15 | 7:30 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| W 45–0 | [9][10] | |
| November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* |
| T 14–14 | 7,500 | [11][12] |
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