American college football season
The 1968 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the OVC. The team's captains were Daniel, Mathews, and Claxton.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Pensacola Navy* | | L 7–12 | 9,000 | |
September 28 | Morehead State | - Horace Jones Field
- Murfreesboro, TN
| W 28–18 | 7,000 | |
October 5 | at Chattanooga* | | L 15–28 | 11,500 | [2] |
October 12 | at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky | Richmond, KY | L 21–49 | 10,000 | |
October 19 | at Murray State | | L 13–35 | 8,500 | |
October 26 | Austin Peay | - Horace Jones Field
- Murfreesboro, TN
| L 13–46 | 9,000 | |
November 2 | Tennessee–Martin* | - Horace Jones Field
- Murfreesboro, TN
| W 24–17 | 9,500 | |
November 9 | at No. 9 Western Kentucky | | L 2–43 | 7,493–8,500 | [3] |
November 16 | East Tennessee State | - Horace Jones Field
- Murfreesboro, TN
| L 21–24 | 5,000 | |
November 28 | at Tennessee Tech | | L 3–7 | 8,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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