1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainBoyd, Emert, Woodfork
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • WKU claims a co-championship,[1] while both the OVC[2] and Tennessee Tech[3] state it is not shared
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs.
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• L 14–2118,500–19,000[5]
    September 13Carson–Newman*
    		W 22–218,100
    September 27at Morehead State
    		W 12–108,500
    October 4at Chattanooga*
    		L 10–278,500[6]
    October 11Eastern Kentucky
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    		L 24–349,700
    October 18Murray State
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    		W 17–57,300
    October 25at Austin Peay
    		L 13–174,000
    November 1at Western Carolina*
    		W 44–289,643
    November 8No. 6 Western Kentucky
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
    		L 10–2411,500
    November 15at East Tennessee State
    		L 20–372,465
    November 22at Tennessee Tech
    • Horace Jones Field
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    		L 3–309,750
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    [7]

    After the season

    NFL draft

    Main article: 1976 NFL draft

    The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL club
    8 226 Bobby Joe Easter Running back Buffalo Bills
    14 392 Tony Williams Wide receiver Buffalo Bills

    References

    1. ^ "2017 WKU Football Media Guide" (PDF). wkusports.com. Western Kentucky Athletics. p. 164.
    2. ^ "2017 Ohio Valley Conference Media Guide" (PDF). ovcsports.com. p. 82.
    3. ^ "2014 Tennessee Tech Football Guide". ttusports.com. Tennessee Tech Athletics. p. 166.
    4. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
    5. Newspapers.com
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    7. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
    8. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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