1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1959 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC co-champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record10–0–1 (5–0–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainB. Pitts, Brady Luckett
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Middle Tennessee + 5 0 1 10 0 1
Tennessee Tech + 5 0 1 7 2 2
East Tennessee State 4 2 0 7 3 0
Western Kentucky 3 3 0 5 4 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 4 0 3 6 0
Morehead State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Murray State 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled an overall record of 10–0–1 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Tennessee Tech. Middle Tennessee was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where they beat Presbyterian. The team's captains were B. Pitts and Brady Luckett.[1]

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 21, 2022.