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==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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Revision as of 16:50, 15 March 2024

1949 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
VSAC champion
ConferenceVolunteer State Athletic Conference
Record8–0–1 (2–0 VSAC)
Head coach
CaptainJ. Adams, Fred Grider
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Austin Peay 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Milligan 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 2
Union (TN) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–0–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the VSAC title. The team's captains were J. Adams and Fred Grider.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Millington Navy*
W 25–13
September 30Maryville*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 45–13
October 8Union (TN)
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 32–18
October 15at Arkansas State*
W 25–12[2]
October 22at Milligan
W 19–0
October 28East Tennessee State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 30–0
November 58:00 p.m.at Florence State*
W 55–16[3][4]
November 12at Murray State*
T 7–7
November 24Tennessee Tech*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 14–0

References

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Raiders nip Indians for fourth win". The Daily News-Journal. October 16, 1949. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Football Schedule For This Week-end". The Florence Herald. Florence, Alabama. November 3, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "FSTC Beaten By Powerful Middle Tenn". The Decatur Daily. Decatur, Alabama. Associated Press. November 7, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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