1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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 NCAA College Division 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]

1958 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–2 (5–1 OVC)
Head coach	Charles M. Murphy (12th season)
Captain	Harold Greer, Roy Hall
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Middle Tennessee +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee Tech +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
East Tennessee State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Murray State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Austin Peay*		Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 12–0
September 27	at Jacksonville State*	No. T–8	College Bowl Jacksonville, AL	W 18–6		^[2]
October 4	at Western Kentucky	No. 12	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 10–7	5,319	^[3]
October 10	at Eastern Kentucky	No. 16	Richmond, KY	W 14–0
October 17	at No. 3 Chattanooga*	No. 11	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–18	10,000	^[4]
October 25	Morehead State	No. 20	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 34–6
November 1	Florence State*		Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 34–6
November 8	Murray State		Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 40–0
November 15	at East Tennessee State	No. 15	State College Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 27–20
November 27	at Tennessee Tech	No. 13	Overhill Field Cookeville, TN	L 0–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
2. "MTSC passing stops Jax State". The Nashville Tennessean. September 28, 1958. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
4. "Mocs shatter Raiders 18 to 7". The Tennessean. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.