1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainBoyd, Emert, Woodfork
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Western Kentucky ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Tennessee Tech $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Murray State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
East Tennessee State 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Morehead State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • WKU claims a co-championship,[1] while both the OVC[2] and Tennessee Tech[3] state it is not shared
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Ben Hurt, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play. The team's captains were Boyd, Emert, and Woodfork.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Tennessee State*
L 14–2118,500–19,000[5]
September 13Carson–Newman*
W 22–218,100
September 27at Morehead State
W 12–108,500
October 4at Chattanooga*
L 10–278,500[6]
October 11Eastern Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 24–349,700
October 18Murray State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 17–57,300
October 25at Austin Peay
L 13–174,000
November 1at Western Carolina*
W 44–289,643
November 8No. 6 Western Kentucky
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
L 10–2411,500
November 15at East Tennessee State
L 20–372,465
November 22at Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 3–309,750
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1976 NFL draft

The following Blue Raiders were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
8 226 Bobby Joe Easter Running back Buffalo Bills
14 392 Tony Williams Wide receiver Buffalo Bills

References

  1. ^ "2017 WKU Football Media Guide" (PDF). wkusports.com. Western Kentucky Athletics. p. 164.
  2. ^ "2017 Ohio Valley Conference Media Guide" (PDF). ovcsports.com. p. 82.
  3. ^ "2014 Tennessee Tech Football Guide". ttusports.com. Tennessee Tech Athletics. p. 166.
  4. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "TSU defense halts Middle 21–14". The Tennessean. September 7, 1975. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Powell TDs crush Blue Raiders". The Daily News-Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.