1953 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1953 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (3–2 OVC)
Head coach	Charles M. Murphy (7th season)
Captain	H. Alsup, G. Rather
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Western Kentucky	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 13–0
September 26	at Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 6–15
October 3	Sewart Air Force Base*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 33–0
October 10	at Troy State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (rivalry)	W 6–0		^[2]
October 17	at Morehead State	Morehead, KY	W 14–0
October 24	Memphis State*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 26–20		^[3]
October 31	Florence State*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–14
November 7	at Murray State	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 28–25
November 14	at East Tennessee State*	State College Stadium Johnson City, TN	W 34–28
November 21	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 13–31	16,000	^[4]
November 26	Tennessee Tech	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 13–46
*Non-conference game

^[5]

After the season

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

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

v t e Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Venues	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium (1933–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Troy: Battle for the Palladium Western Kentucky: 100 Miles of Hate
Culture & lore	Lightning "MTSU Fight Songs" Band of Blue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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Schedule

After the season

NFL draft

References