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1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–0–1 (5–0–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainB. Pitts, Brady Luckett
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Middle Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Tennessee Tech + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
East Tennessee State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Murray State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–0–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Tennessee Tech. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where they beat Presbyterian. The team's captains were B. Pitts and Brady Luckett.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Austin Peay*
W 36–0
September 26Jacksonville State*No. 10
W 21–20[2]
October 3Western KentuckyNo. 12
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)
W 37–2
October 10at Eastern KentuckyNo. 8Richmond, KYW 14–6
October 17No. 9 Chattanooga*No. 6
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 28–0[3]
October 24at Morehead StateNo. 5Morehead, KYW 27–0
October 31at Florence State*No. 5Florence, ALW 34–26
November 7at Murray StateNo. 5
W 55–0
November 14East Tennessee StateNo. 4
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 30–6
November 26Tennessee TechNo. 3
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
T 21–21
January 1, 1960vs. No. 18 Presbyterian*No. 3
W 21–1212,500[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Raiders rule by one point". The Nashville Tennessean. September 27, 1959. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MTSC tumbles Mocs 28–0, racks up fifth straight win". The Nashville Tennessean. October 18, 1959. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bassine, Bob (January 3, 1960). "Tangerine Bowl Tilt Called Day's Finest". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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