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1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainDunster, Wright, Wright
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky $^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Murray State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Austin Peay 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
East Tennessee State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Middle Tennessee 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Morehead State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Morehead State record adjusted for forfeit to Marshall
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Ben Hurt, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play. The team's captains were Dunster, Wright, and Wright.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Tennessee State*
L 17–2618,361[2]
September 11at Carson–Newman*
W 35–204,000
September 18Tennessee–Martin*
L 3–389,000
September 25Morehead State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 21–06,800
October 4Chattanooga*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 35–2810,400[3]
October 9at Eastern KentuckyRichmond, KYL 14–4012,700
October 16at Murray State
L 20–2412,500
October 30Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 9–215,500
November 6at Western Kentucky
L 7–3820,000
November 13East Tennessee State
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–132,100
November 20at Tennessee Tech
L 10–338,200
  • *Non-conference 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 February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "TSU spills Middle". The Tennessean. September 5, 1976. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MTSU whips Mocs, 35–28". The Daily News-Journal. October 3, 1976. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
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