1948 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1948 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceVolunteer State Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 VSAC)
Head coach
CaptainA. Varallo, William “Big Bill” Nisbett
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Austin Peay + 2 0 0 8 2 0
Tennessee Tech + 2 0 0 5 6 0
Milligan 1 0 0 9 1 1
Middle Tennessee 2 2 0 5 5 0
Union (TN) 1 3 0 3 7 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the VSAC. The team's captains were A. Varallo and B. Nesbitt.[1]

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 9, 2022.