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1950 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1950 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
VSAC champion
ConferenceVolunteer State Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (4–0 VSAC)
Head coach
CaptainJ. McCoy, F. Atchley
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons← 19491951 →
1950 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Milligan 1 1 1 3 4 2
Austin Peay 1 2 0 5 2 1
East Tennessee State 0 1 1 3 5 1
Union (TN) 0 2 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the VSAC title. The team's captains were J. McCoy and F. Atchley.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Millington Navy*Millington, TNW 33–0
September 23at Vanderbilt*L 0–4718,000
September 30MilliganW 48–6
October 7at Union (TN)W 45–0
October 13Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–14
October 20Morehead State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–31
October 28at East Tennessee StateW 21–6
November 4Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 26–6
November 11Murray State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–14
November 18at Lamar Tech*W 27–0
November 30at Tennessee Tech*W 28–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. "Vandy wins opening game". The Tampa Tribune. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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