1971 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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]

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

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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