1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

The 1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Ben Hurt in his fourth and final year as head coach, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 1–9–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the OVC.

1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	1–9–1 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach	Ben Hurt (4th season)
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–4 Western Kentucky $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tennessee Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Austin Peay	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Murray State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Morehead State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
East Tennessee State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Middle Tennessee	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	vs. Tennessee State*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–13		^[1]
September 16	Tennessee–Martin*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 17–28
September 23	Morehead State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 9–6
September 30	Chattanooga*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	T 14–14	3,800	^[2]
October 7	at No. T–10 Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 12–42
October 14	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 7–33
October 21	Delaware*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 3–53	3,500
October 28	Austin Peay	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 17–28
November 4	at No. 7 Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 0–54	19,500
November 11	East Tennessee State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–34
November 18	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 10–35
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Tigers win 13–6, but it was a battle". The Daily News-Journal. September 3, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Raiders tie 14–14 with soggy Mocs". The Tennessean. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1978 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.