1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record1–9–1 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ 7 0 08 2 0
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 1 08 2 0
Tennessee Tech 4 3 05 6 0
Austin Peay 4 3 06 4 0
Murray State 2 5 04 7 0
Morehead State 2 5 02 6 1
East Tennessee State 2 5 04 7 0
Middle Tennessee 1 6 01 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Ben Hurt in his fourth and final year as head coach, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 1–9–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 2vs. Tennessee State*L 6–13
September 16Tennessee–Martin*L 17–28
September 23Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 9–6
September 30Chattanooga*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 14–14
October 7at No. T–10 Eastern KentuckyL 12–42
October 14at Murray StateL 7–33
October 21Delaware*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 3–533,500
October 28Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 17–28
November 4at No. 7 Western KentuckyL 0–5419,500
November 11East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–34
November 18at Tennessee TechL 10–35

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References

  1. "1978 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.


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