1950 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1950 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
VSAC champion
ConferenceVolunteer State Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (4–0 VSAC)
Head coach
CaptainJ. McCoy, F. Atchley
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Milligan 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Austin Peay 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
East Tennessee State 0 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Union (TN) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented the Middle Tennessee State College—now known as Middle Tennessee State University—as a member of the Volunteer State Athletic Conference (VSAC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the VSAC title. The team's captains were J. McCoy and F. Atchley.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Millington Navy*Millington, TNW 33–0
September 23at Vanderbilt*
L 0–4718,000[2]
September 30Milligan
W 48–6
October 7at Union (TN)
W 45–0
October 13Austin Peay
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–14
October 20Morehead State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–31
October 28at East Tennessee State
W 21–6
November 4Florence State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 26–6
November 11Murray State*
  • Horace Jones Field
  • Murfreesboro, TN
W 34–14
November 18at Lamar Tech*
W 27–0
November 30at Tennessee Tech*
W 28–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Vandy wins opening game". The Tampa Tribune. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.