1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Inglis, Danny Buck
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1971 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 AP / No. 12 UPI Western Kentucky $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee Tech 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Middle Tennessee 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Morehead State 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Murray State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Eastern Kentucky 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Austin Peay 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
East Tennessee State 0 –6 –10 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Peck, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. The team's captains were Jim Inglis and Danny Buck.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Florence State*Florence, ALL 14–246,500
September 18at Tennessee–Martin*
L 0–285,500
September 25at Morehead State
W 9–78,000
October 2Chattanooga*
W 23–1310,500–11,000[2][3]
October 9Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 31–187,500
October 16Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 15–245,000
October 23at Austin Peay
W 19–72,576
October 30Ball State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–710,500
November 6No. 6 Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 27–136,500
November 13at East Tennessee State
W 27–233,500
November 20Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 3–1413,000
  • *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 belt Mocs 23–13". The Tennessean. October 3, 1971. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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