1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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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]

CoachesNo. 11
Record8–2 (5–1 OVC)
Headcoach
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1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
Record8–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Harold Greer
  • Roy Hall
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
 1957
1959 
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1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee +510820
Tennessee Tech +510730
East Tennessee State420540
Eastern Kentucky330360
Western Kentucky240450
Murray State240370
Morehead State060081
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Austin Peay*W 12–0
September 27at Jacksonville State*No. T–8W 18–6[2]
October 4at Western KentuckyNo. 12Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)W 10–75,319[3]
October 10at Eastern KentuckyNo. 16Richmond, KYW 14–0
October 17at No. 3 Chattanooga*No. 11L 7–1810,000[4]
October 25Morehead StateNo. 20
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–6
November 1Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–6
November 8Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 40–0
November 15at East Tennessee StateNo. 15
W 27–20
November 27at Tennessee TechNo. 13
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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