1970 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainD. Duvall, T. Edwards
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1970 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 AP / No. 9 UPI Western Kentucky $ 5 –1 –18 –1 –1
Eastern Kentucky 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
East Tennessee State 4 –1 –27 –1 –2
Morehead State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Austin Peay 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Murray State 1 –6 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1970 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the OVC. The team's captains were D. Duvall and T. Edwards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Tennessee–Martin*
W 28–76,500
September 26Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–66,000
October 3at Chattanooga*
W 24–87,689[2]
October 10at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 10–2416,000
October 17at Murray State
L 0–207,500
October 24Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 44–05,200
October 31Ball State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–74,800–5,000[3]
November 7at No. 5 Western Kentucky
W 17–1311,512–11,517[4]
November 14East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 3–32,500
November 26at Tennessee Tech
L 13–176,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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 February 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Blue Raiders trip Mocs 24–8". The Tennessean. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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