The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were Jackie Pope and Calvin Shorts.[1]
| 1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 OVC) |
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| Captain | Jackie Pope, Calvin Short |
| Home stadium | Horace Jones Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Western Kentucky $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Florence State* | Florence, AL | W 41–13 | 4,000 | |
| September 28 | Tennessee–Martin* | W 21–14 | 3,000 | ||
| October 5 | Western Kentucky |
| L 6–16 | 7,000–8,500 | [2] |
| October 12 | at Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY | W 33–28 | 8,000 | |
| October 19 | Chattanooga* |
| L 0–7 | 7,000 | [3] |
| October 26 | at Morehead State | Morehead, KY | W 27–7 | 6,000 | |
| November 2 | at Austin Peay | W 27–0 | 5,000 | ||
| November 9 | at Murray State |
| W 14–7 | 8,500 | |
| November 16 | East Tennessee State |
| W 23–0 | 8,000 | |
| November 28 | Tennessee Tech |
| W 21–14 | 9,000 | |
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References edit
- ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Mocs nudge Raiders 7–0". The Tennessean. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.