1946 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainG. McIntyre, Bob Burkett
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1946 Southern non-major college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma City    10 1 0
Maryville (TN)    9 1 0
East Tennessee State    7 1 0
Millsaps    5 1 0
Middle Tennessee    6 2 1
Mississippi College    6 2 0
Trinity (TX)    6 2 0
Louisville Municipal    5 2 0
Fayetteville State    7 3 0
Mississippi Southern    7 3 0
East Carolina    5 3 1
Princess Anne    5 3 1
Austin Peay    5 4 0
Arkansas State    4 3 3
Sewanee    4 3 0
Livingston State    4 3 0
Tennessee Tech    5 5 0
Troy State    4 4 0
Grambling    2 5 0
Texas A&I    2 7 0
CCUNC    2 4 0
Centre    0 7 0

The 1946 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as an independent during the 1946 college football season. Led by Elwin W. Midgett in his fourth season as head coach, the Blue Raiders compiled a record of 6–2–1. The team's captains were G. McIntyre and Bob Burkett.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Jacksonville StateW 21–03,000[2]
October 3Milligan
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 0–0
October 11at Union (TN)Jackson, TNW 14–7
October 17at Austin PeayW 42–9
October 24Cumberland (TN)
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–0
November 2Maryville (TN)
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 6–20
November 9at CentreW 19–18
November 15Troy Statedagger
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 12–02,000[3]
November 28at Tennessee Tech
L 7–21
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. "Blue Raiders trounce Jacksonville Teachers 21–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 27, 1946. Retrieved December 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Staggs, Blackman pace Raiders to 12–0 victory". The Daily News-Journal. November 17, 1946. Retrieved November 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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