1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
| 1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–4 OVC) |
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| Captain | Boyd, Emert, Woodfork |
| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Western Kentucky ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from Associated Press poll
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The 1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Ben Hurt, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play. The team's captains were Boyd, Emert, and Woodfork.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | vs. Tennessee State* | L 14–21 | 18,500–19,000 | [5] | |
| September 13 | Carson–Newman* | W 22–21 | 8,100 | ||
| September 27 | at Morehead State | W 12–10 | 8,500 | ||
| October 4 | at Chattanooga* | L 10–27 | 8,500 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Eastern Kentucky |
| L 24–34 | 9,700 | |
| October 18 | Murray State |
| W 17–5 | 7,300 | |
| October 25 | at Austin Peay | L 13–17 | 4,000 | ||
| November 1 | at Western Carolina* | W 44–28 | 9,643 | ||
| November 8 | No. 6 Western Kentucky |
| L 10–24 | 11,500 | |
| November 15 | at East Tennessee State |
| L 20–37 | 2,465 | |
| November 22 | at Tennessee Tech |
| L 3–30 | 9,750 | |
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After the season
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 8 | 226 | Bobby Joe Easter | Running back | Buffalo Bills |
| 14 | 392 | Tony Williams | Wide receiver | Buffalo Bills |
References
[edit]- ^ "2017 WKU Football Media Guide" (PDF). wkusports.com. Western Kentucky Athletics. p. 164.
- ^ "2017 Ohio Valley Conference Media Guide" (PDF). ovcsports.com. p. 82.
- ^ "2014 Tennessee Tech Football Guide". ttusports.com. Tennessee Tech Athletics. p. 166.
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "TSU defense halts Middle 21–14". The Tennessean. September 7, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Powell TDs crush Blue Raiders". The Daily News-Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.