1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1963 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–2 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJackie Pope, Calvin Short
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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 UPI small college 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]

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 25, 2022.