The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. The team's captains were J. Windham and Nicky Lynch.[1]
| 1960 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–2 OVC) |
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| Captain | J. Windham, Nicky Lynch |
| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Austin Peay* | W 6–0 | |||
| September 24 | at Jacksonville State* | L 0–19 | [2] | ||
| October 1 | at Western Kentucky | Bowling Green, KY (rivalry) | L 13–20 | ||
| October 7 | Eastern Kentucky |
| W 14–12 | ||
| October 14 | at No. 6 Chattanooga* | L 6–24 | 9,000 | [3] | |
| October 22 | Morehead State |
| W 28–0 | ||
| October 29 | Florence State* |
| L 6–7 | ||
| November 5 | Murray State |
| W 20–3 | ||
| November 12 | at East Tennessee State |
| W 14–6 | ||
| November 24 | at Tennessee Tech |
| L 8–35 | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Raider string ends at 13". The Nashville Tennessean. September 25, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mocs defeat MTSC 24–6". The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1960. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.