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American college football season

1975 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainBoyd, Emert, Woodfork
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons← 19741976 →
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, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Tennessee State*L 14–2118,500–19,000
September 13Carson–Newman*W 22–218,100
September 27at Morehead StateW 12–108,500
October 4at Chattanooga*L 10–278,500
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 PeayL 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 StateL 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

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.

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.
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