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The 1970 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the OVC. The team's captains were D. Duvall and T. Edwards.[1]

Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 OVC)
Headcoach
Captains
  • D. Duvall
  • T. Edwards
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1970 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 OVC)
Head coach
Captains
  • D. Duvall
  • T. Edwards
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
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1970 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12/9 Western Kentucky $5–1–18–1–1
Eastern Kentucky5–2–08–2–0
East Tennessee State4–1–27–1–2
Morehead State4–3–06–4–0
Middle Tennessee3–3–16–3–1
Austin Peay2–5–03–7–0
Tennessee Tech2–5–04–6–0
Murray State1–6–04–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP/UPI small college polls
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Tennessee–Martin*W 28–76,500
September 26Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–66,000
October 3at Chattanooga*W 24–87,689[2]
October 10at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 10–2416,000
October 17at Murray State
L 0–207,500
October 24Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 44–05,200
October 31Ball State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–74,800–5,000[3]
November 7at No. 5 Western KentuckyW 17–1311,512–11,517[4]
November 14East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 3–32,500
November 26at Tennessee TechL 13–176,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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