1941 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team

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1941 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainDave Adamson, Billy McDonald
Home stadium Horace Jones Field
Seasons
←  1940
1942  →
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Presbyterian $ 5 –0 –06 –3 –0
Miami (FL) 2 –0 –08 –2 –0
Centre 2 –0 –03 –4 –0
Mississippi Southern 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Louisiana Tech 5 –1 –05 –4 –1
Eastern Kentucky 3 –1 –07 –1 –0
SW Louisiana 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Union (TN) 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Tennessee Tech 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 3 –1 –14 –5 –1
Georgetown (KY) 2 –1 –07 –2 –0
Wofford 2 –1 –04 –6 –0
Memphis State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Rollins 2 –2 –05 –2 –1
Louisiana Normal 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Murray State 3 –3 –24 –3 –2
Tampa 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Louisville 1 –1 –04 –4 –0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 –3 –14 –3 –1
Newberry 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi College 1 –2 –05 –3 –0
SE Louisiana 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Oglethorpe 1 –3 –04 –4 –0
Transylvania 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Troy State 1 –4 –05 –4 –0
Louisiana College 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Delta State 1 –7 –11 –8 –1
Union (KY) 0 –1 –00 –5 –0
Centenary 0 –2 –10 –8 –2
Morehead State 0 –3 –03 –4 –0
Erskine 0 –4 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. Led by Elwin W. Midgett in his second season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play. [1] The team's captains were Dave Adamson and Billy McDonald. [2]

Middle Tennessee was ranked at No. 224 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3 Western Kentucky State Teachers
L 7–15
October 10 Austin Peay *
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–0
October 17 Gordon
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 26–0
October 31 Memphis State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 13–12 [4]
November 8at Delta State Cleveland, MS W 26–6
November 15at Murray State
L 6–34
November 20 Union (TN)
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 14–14
November 27at Tennessee Tech
L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Spartans Lead State Teams In Scoring". The Tampa Times . Tampa, Florida. Associated Press. November 24, 1941. p. 11. Retrieved September 24, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Blue Raiders win, 13 to 12". Nashville Banner. November 1, 1941. Retrieved September 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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