1964 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

1964 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football
OVC champion
Grantland Rice Bowl champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record8–2–1 (6–1 OVC)
Head coach
CaptainJ. Armstrong, H. Petty
Home stadiumHorace Jones Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee $ 6 1 0 7 2 1
Austin Peay 5 1 1 8 1 1
Western Kentucky 3 3 1 6 3 1
Murray State 3 3 1 5 4 1
Morehead State 3 4 0 5 4 0
East Tennessee State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Eastern Kentucky 2 4 1 3 5 1
Tennessee Tech 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Charles M. Murphy, the Blue Raiders compiled a record an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Middle Tennessee was invited to the 1964 Grantland Rice Bowl, where they beat Muskingum. The team's captains were J. Armstrong and H. Petty.[1]

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved January 26, 2022.