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1953 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainH. Alsup, G. Rather
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Middle Tennessee 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Murray State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the OVC. The team's captains were H. Alsup and G. Rather.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Western Kentucky
W 13–0
September 26at Eastern Kentucky
L 6–15
October 3Sewart Air Force Base*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 33–0
October 10at Troy State*
W 6–0[2]
October 17at Morehead StateMorehead, KYW 14–0
October 24Memphis State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 26–20[3]
October 31Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 0–14
November 7at Murray State
W 28–25
November 14at East Tennessee State*
W 34–28
November 21at Vanderbilt*
L 13–3116,000[4]
November 26Tennessee Tech
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 13–46
  • *Non-conference game

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After the season

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1954 NFL draft

The following Blue Raider was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
21 251 Howard Alsup Tackle San Francisco 49ers

References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee squeezes past Troy". The Nashville Tennessean. October 11, 1953. Retrieved November 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Battling Blue Raiders blast favored Memphis State 26–20". The Daily News-Journal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt rallies for 31–13 win". The Knoxville Journal. November 22, 1953. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "1954 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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