1954 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–4–2 (2–2–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Collier, Garner Eze
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1954 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Kentucky $ 5 0 08 1 1
Western Kentucky 3 2 07 3 0
Murray State 3 2 05 4 0
Middle Tennessee 2 2 14 4 2
Tennessee Tech 1 3 14 4 2
Morehead State 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 4–4–2 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. The team's captains were Joe Collier and Garner Eze.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18Sewart Air Force Base*W 52–0
September 24Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–26[2]
October 2at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYL 6–7
October 8Austin Peay*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 7–7
October 16Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 20–13
October 23at Memphis State*L 7–27
October 30Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 27–26
November 6Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–13
November 13at East Tennessee State*
L 6–30
November 25at Tennessee Tech
T 7–7
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. "Eastern 2-0 And U. L. 0-2 After Interstate Scraps". Sunday Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. September 25, 1954. p. 9. Retrieved February 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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