1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–2 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach	Charles M. Murphy (17th season)
Captain	Jackie Pope, Calvin Short
Home stadium	Horace Jones Field
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Western Kentucky $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	1
Middle Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
East Tennessee State	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Tennessee Tech	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Murray State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Austin Peay	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from College Division UPI Poll

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. The team's captains were Jackie Pope and Calvin Shorts.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Florence State*	Florence, AL	W 41–13	4,000
September 28	Tennessee–Martin*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 21–14	3,000
October 5	Western Kentucky	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)	L 6–16	7,000–8,500	^[2]
October 12	at Eastern Kentucky	Richmond, KY	W 33–28	8,000
October 19	Chattanooga*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–7	7,000	^[3]
October 26	at Morehead State	Morehead, KY	W 27–7	6,000
November 2	at Austin Peay	Clarksville Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 27–0	5,000
November 9	at Murray State	Cutchin Stadium Murray, KY	W 14–7	8,500
November 16	East Tennessee State	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 23–0	8,000
November 28	Tennessee Tech	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	W 21–14	9,000
*Non-conference game

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References

^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
^ "Mocs nudge Raiders 7–0". The Tennessean. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

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