1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

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1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Record1–9–1 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Horace Jones Field
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–4 Western Kentucky $ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 8 Eastern Kentucky 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee Tech 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Austin Peay 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Murray State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Morehead State 2 –5 –02 –6 –1
East Tennessee State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Middle Tennessee 1 –6 –01 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Ben Hurt in his fourth and final year as head coach, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 1–9–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the OVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Tennessee State *
L 6–13 [1]
September 16 Tennessee–Martin *
L 17–28 [2]
September 23 Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 9–6 [3]
September 30 Chattanooga *
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 14–143,800 [4]
October 7at No. T–10 Eastern Kentucky
L 12–428,700 [5]
October 14at Murray State
L 7–336,000 [6]
October 21 Delaware *
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 3–533,500 [7]
October 28 Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 17–28 [8]
November 4at No. 7 Western Kentucky
L 0–5419,500 [9]
November 11 East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–34 [10]
November 18at Tennessee Tech
L 10–35 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tigers win 13–6, but it was a battle". The Daily News-Journal. September 3, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Pacers clip MTSU". The Jackson Sun. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "MTSU–Morehead". The Park City Daily News. September 24, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Raiders tie 14–14 with soggy Mocs". The Tennessean. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Eastern Kentucky drubs MTSU 42–12". The Paducah Sun. October 8, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "MTSU toppled by Murray 33–7". The Tennessean. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Big Blue Hens pluck Raiders". The Tennessean. October 22, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Brewer rallies Austin Peay past Middle Tenn. 28–17". The Courier-Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "'Flip' flops, but Western, Skaggs 'Barry' Middle". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bucs roll past MTSU". Bristol Herald Courier. November 12, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tennessee Tech 35, Middle Tennessee 10". Kingsport Times-News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved September 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1978 Football Schedule" (PDF). goblueraiders.com. Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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